CVE-2022-3559

Exim Regex use after free

Published Oct 17, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 4.6 Medium EPSS 5.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
A vulnerability was found in Exim and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Regex Handler. The manipulation leads to use after free. The name of the patch is 4e9ed49f8f12eb331b29bd5b6dc3693c520fddc2. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-211073 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3938-1 exim4 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-42925 A vulnerability was found in Exim and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Regex Handler. The manipulation leads to use after free. The name of the patch is 4e9ed49f8f12eb331b29bd5b6dc3693c520fddc2. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-211073 was assigned to this vulnerability.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5741-1 Exim vulnerability
History
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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00135}

epss

{'score': 0.00169}

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulDB
Published
Updated
Nov 3, 2025, 9:46 PM
Reserved
Oct 17, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 17, 2022, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:59 AM