CVE-2019-16928
Scores
EPSS
Percentile: 90.0%
CVSS
CVSS Score: 9.8/10
All CVSS Scores
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vector Breakdown
CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) vector provides detailed metrics about vulnerability characteristics
CVSS
Attack Vector
Network (N)
Describes how the vulnerability is exploited
Attack Complexity
Low (L)
Describes the conditions beyond the attacker's control
Privileges Required
None (N)
Describes the level of privileges an attacker must possess
User Interaction
None (N)
Captures the requirement for a human user participation
Scope
Unchanged (U)
Determines if a successful attack impacts components beyond the vulnerable component
Confidentiality Impact
High (H)
Measures the impact to the confidentiality of information
Integrity Impact
High (H)
Measures the impact to integrity of a successfully exploited vulnerability
Availability Impact
High (H)
Measures the impact to the availability of the impacted component
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vector Breakdown
CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) vector provides detailed metrics about vulnerability characteristics
CVSS
Attack Vector
Network (N)
Describes how the vulnerability is exploited
Attack Complexity
Low (L)
Describes the conditions beyond the attacker's control
Authentication
None (N)
Describes the level of privileges an attacker must possess
Confidentiality Impact
Partial
Measures the impact to the confidentiality of information
Integrity Impact
Partial
Measures the impact to integrity of a successfully exploited vulnerability
Availability Impact
Partial
Measures the impact to the availability of the impacted component
Description
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.
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CWEs
Related Vulnerabilities
Exploits
Exploit ID: CVE-2019-16928
Source: cisa
URL: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
Recommendations
Source: nvd
All Exim users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=mail-mta/exim-4.92.3”
Vulnerable Software (11)
Type: Configuration
Product: exim4
Operating System: debian
{ "fixed": "4.92.2-3"}
Source: debian
Type: Configuration
Product: exim4
Operating System: debian stretch 9
{ "unaffected": true}
Source: debian
Type: Configuration
Product: exim4
Operating System: debian jessie 8
{ "unaffected": true}
Source: debian
Type: Configuration
Product: exim4
Operating System: ubuntu bionic 18.04
{ "unaffected": true}
Source: ubuntu
Type: Configuration
Product: exim4
Operating System: ubuntu disco 19.04
{ "fixed": "4.92-4ubuntu1.4"}
Source: ubuntu
Type: Configuration
Product: exim4
Operating System: ubuntu trusty 14.04
{ "unfixed": true}
Source: ubuntu
Type: Configuration
Product: exim4
Operating System: ubuntu xenial 16.04
{ "unaffected": true}
Source: ubuntu
Type: Configuration
Vendor: *
Product: debian_linux
Operating System: * * *
{ "cpe_match": [ { "cpe23uri": "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true } ], "operator": "OR"}
Source: nvd
Type: Configuration
Vendor: *
Product: exim
Operating System: * * *
{ "cpe_match": [ { "cpe23uri": "cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionEndIncluding": "4.92.2", "versionStartIncluding": "4.92", "vulnerable": true } ], "o...
{ "cpe_match": [ { "cpe23uri": "cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionEndIncluding": "4.92.2", "versionStartIncluding": "4.92", "vulnerable": true } ], "operator": "OR"}
Source: nvd
Type: Configuration
Vendor: *
Product: fedora
Operating System: * * *
{ "cpe_match": [ { "cpe23uri": "cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true }, { "cpe23uri": "cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",...
{ "cpe_match": [ { "cpe23uri": "cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true }, { "cpe23uri": "cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true }, { "cpe23uri": "cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true } ], "operator": "OR"}
Source: nvd
Type: Configuration
Vendor: *
Product: ubuntu_linux
Operating System: * * *
{ "cpe_match": [ { "cpe23uri": "cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true } ], "operator": "OR"}
Source: nvd