Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 6, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-15846
CVE-2019-15846
Description
Exim before 4.92.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via a trailing backslash.
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Affected products
11- Exim/Eximdescription
- osv-coords5 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/exim&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/exim&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/exim&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/exim&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libspf2&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP1
< 4.88-lp151.4.9.1+ 4 more
- (no CPE)range: < 4.88-lp151.4.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.88-lp151.4.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.94.2-4.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.94.2-bp151.2.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.10-bp151.4.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
23- exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019-15846.txtnvdMitigationVendor Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00004.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/13nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00024.htmlnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/2nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/4nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/5nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/6nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/8nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/07/1nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/07/2nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/08/1nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/09/1nvd
- exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019-15846.txtnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FT3GY7V7SR2RHKNZNQCGXFWUSILVSZNU/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NDF37AUNETIOXY6ZLQAUBGBVUTMMV242/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SBNHDAF74RI6VK2JVSEIE3VYNL7JJDYM/nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-06nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/4124-1/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/4124-2/nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4517nvd
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/672565nvd
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