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CVE-2019-19920

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 22, 2019 at 05:07 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:27 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxSa Exim

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

sa-exim 4.2.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code if they can write a .cf file or a rule. This occurs because Greylisting.pm relies on eval (rather than direct parsing and/or use of the taint feature). This issue is similar to CVE-2018-11805.

Affected

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

Remediation

No guide yet

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

Patch and advisory references

References (5)

x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.debian.org/946829#24
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00006.html
x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://marc.info/?l=spamassassin-users&m=157668107325768&w=2
x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://marc.info/?l=spamassassin-users&m=157668305026635&w=2
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4520-1/

CVSS

8.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-78

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