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ubuntu-cve-2019-10149

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2019-06-04 00:00

Modified

2026-04-22 07:38

Summary

Details

A flaw was found in Exim versions 4.87 to 4.91 (inclusive). Improper validation of recipient address in deliver_message() function in /src/deliver.c may lead to remote command execution.

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

9.0 (Critical)


                    
                      CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

9.8 (Critical)


                    
                      CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-10149	REPORT
	http://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019-…	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4010-1	ADVISORY
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-10149	REPORT
	https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit…	REPORT

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CVE-2019-10149 (GCVE-0-2019-10149)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-06-05 00:00 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:45

Summary

A flaw was found in Exim versions 4.87 to 4.91 (inclusive). Improper validation of recipient address in deliver_message() function in /src/deliver.c may lead to remote command execution.

Severity

9 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: active Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-78

Assigner

redhat

References

21 references

URL	Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/05/2	mailing-list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4010-1/	vendor-advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/05/3	mailing-list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/05/4	mailing-list
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4456	vendor-advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/5	mailing-list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201906-01	vendor-advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/06/1	mailing-list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108679	vdb-entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou…	vendor-advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/16	mailing-list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/25/6	mailing-list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/25/7	mailing-list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/26/4	mailing-list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/04/7	mailing-list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2…
https://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019…
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153218/Exim-…
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153312/Exim-…
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154198/Exim-…
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit…	government-resource

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
exim	exim	Affected: 4.92

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usn-4010-1

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2019-06-05 15:31

Modified

2026-04-22 07:36

Summary

exim4 vulnerability

Details

It was discovered that Exim incorrectly handled certain decoding operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands.

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4010-1	ADVISORY
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-10149	REPORT

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  "details": "It was discovered that Exim incorrectly handled certain decoding\noperations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute\narbitrary commands.\n",
  "id": "USN-4010-1",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:37Z",
  "published": "2019-06-05T15:31:28Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4010-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-10149"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "exim4 vulnerability",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-10149"
  ]
}

Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.

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ubuntu-cve-2019-10149

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

CVE-2019-10149 (GCVE-0-2019-10149)

usn-4010-1

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Tags

Sightings

Nomenclature