CVE-2019-13917

N/A
Published: July 25, 2019 at 07:07 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:17 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxExim

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 9%

Description

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).

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

4.85 ≤ v ≤ 4.92

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (5)

Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/26/5
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/51
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-06
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4488

CVSS

Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-19

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