CVE-2019-13917

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    CVE-2019-13917

    Published: 25 Jul 2019Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Exim 4.85 through 4.92 (fixed in 4.92.1) allows remote code execution as root in some unusual configurations that use the ${sort } expansion for items that can be controlled by an attacker (e.g., $local_part or $domain).

    References: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/26/5, https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/51, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-06, https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4488, http://exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019-13917.txt

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 7fcd7cd65f514c57b0670633c4d8d9583294f6a9
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    exim-4.92-jgh

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High