CVE-2019-15846

nvd nist

Published: Sep 6, 2019Modified: Jun 17, 2026

9.8

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

Exim before 4.92.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via a trailing backslash.

Affected (4)

Products: Exim: Exim · Debian: Debian Linux

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Exim Exim	Before 4.92.2

Configuration B

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 10.0
Debian Debian Linux	Version 8.0
Debian Debian Linux	Version 9.0

References (46)

http://exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019-15846.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

MitigationVendor Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00024.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/4

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/5

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/6

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/8

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/07/1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/07/2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/08/1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/09/1

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019-15846.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00004.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FT3GY7V7SR2RHKNZNQCGXFWUSILVSZNU/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NDF37AUNETIOXY6ZLQAUBGBVUTMMV242/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SBNHDAF74RI6VK2JVSEIE3VYNL7JJDYM/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/13

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-06

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4124-1/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4124-2/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4517

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/672565

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019-15846.txt