CVE-2019-15846

exim: out-of-bounds access in string_interpret_escape() leading to buffer overflow in the SMTP delivery process

Published Sep 6, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 35.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
Exim before 4.92.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via a trailing backslash.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1911-1 exim4 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4517-1 exim4 security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4124-1 Exim vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4124-2 Exim vulnerability
References
Link Providers
http://exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019-15846.txt cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00024.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/4 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/5 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/6 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/8 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/07/1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/07/2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/08/1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/09/1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019-15846.txt cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00004.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FT3GY7V7SR2RHKNZNQCGXFWUSILVSZNU/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NDF37AUNETIOXY6ZLQAUBGBVUTMMV242/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SBNHDAF74RI6VK2JVSEIE3VYNL7JJDYM/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15846 cve-icon
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/13 cve-icon cve-icon
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-06 cve-icon cve-icon
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4124-1/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4124-2/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-15846 cve-icon
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4517 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/672565 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/1 cve-icon cve-icon
History

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 1:03 AM
Reserved
Sep 2, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 6, 2019, 11:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:21 AM
Severity
Critical
Public date
Sep 6, 2019, 10:00 AM