UBUNTU-CVE-2019-13917

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2019-13917

    Published: 25 Jul 2019Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2019-13917
    Aliases:
    USN-4075-1

    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: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-13917, https://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019-13917.txt, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4075-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-13917

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: exim4

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.86.2-2ubuntu2.4

    Affected versions

    4.86-3ubuntu1

    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