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CVE-2019-16928
- EPSS 90.59%
- Published 27.09.2019 21:15:10
- Last modified 07.03.2025 14:24:42
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Exim 4.92 through 4.92.2 allows remote code execution, a different vulnerability than CVE-2019-15846. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in string_vformat in string.c involving a long EHLO command.
Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Canonical ≫ Ubuntu Linux Version19.04
Debian ≫ Debian Linux Version10.0
Fedoraproject ≫ Fedora Version29
Fedoraproject ≫ Fedora Version30
Fedoraproject ≫ Fedora Version31
03.03.2022: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog
Exim Out-of-bounds Write Vulnerability
VulnerabilityExim contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability which can allow for remote code execution.
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Required actions| Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 90.59% | 0.996 |
| Source | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector string |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 9.8 | 3.9 | 5.9 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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| nvd@nist.gov | 7.5 | 10 | 6.4 |
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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| 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | 9.8 | 3.9 | 5.9 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.