Critical severity9.8CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Sep 27, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-16928
CVE-2019-16928
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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Affected products
14- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Exim/Eximdescription
- osv-coords6 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/exim&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.2pkg:rpm/opensuse/exim&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/exim&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/exim&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/libspf2&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libspf2&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP2
< 4.94.2-lp152.8.3.1+ 5 more
- (no CPE)range: < 4.94.2-lp152.8.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.94.2-4.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.94.2-bp151.2.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.94.2-bp152.6.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.10-bp151.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.10-bp152.5.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
15- bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- git.exim.org/exim.git/commit/478effbfd9c3cc5a627fc671d4bf94d13670d65fnvdPatch
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/28/1nvdExploitMailing ListMitigationThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/28/2nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/28/3nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/28/4nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20190927.032457.c1044d4c.en.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/60nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-47nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/4141-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4536nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EED7HM3MFIBAP5OIMJAFJ35JAJABTVSC/nvdRelease Notes
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T3TJW4HPYH3O5HZCWGD6NSHTEBTTAPDC/nvdRelease Notes
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UY6HPRW7MR3KBQ5JFHH6OXM7YCZBJCOB/nvdRelease Notes
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalognvdUS Government Resource
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