CVE-2019-16928 (GCVE-0-2019-16928)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-09-27 20:07 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:45Summary
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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: active
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-04 20:03 UTC
CWE
- n/a
- CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds Write
Assigner
References
15 references
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: f48fd5ac-babe-4691-8657-68ea2a016924
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-03-03
Asserted: 2022-03-03
Scope
Notes: KEV entry: Exim Out-of-bounds Write Vulnerability | Affected: Exim / Exim Internet Mailer | Description: Exim contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability which can allow for remote code execution. | Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. | Due date: 2022-03-17 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16928
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-787 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | Exim Internet Mailer |
| Due Date | 2022-03-17 |
| Date Added | 2022-03-03 |
| Vendorproject | Exim |
| Vulnerabilityname | Exim Out-of-bounds Write Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Unknown |
References
Created: 2026-02-02 12:28 UTC
| Updated: 2026-02-06 07:17 UTC
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 9e913ad6-3635-4781-b93b-6ff63d5acd61
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-03-03
Asserted: 2022-03-03
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: 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... | Affected: Exim / Exim | CVSS: 9.8 (CRITICAL) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: False
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | 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... |
| Vendor | Exim |
| Product | Exim |
| Added Date | 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 9.8 |
| Epss Score | None |
| Cvss Severity | CRITICAL |
| Epss Percentile | None |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
References
Created: 2026-06-23 14:05 UTC
| Updated: 2026-07-10 06:14 UTC
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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.
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Nomenclature
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- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
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- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
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Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
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