Known Exploited Vulnerability
9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2019-10149
Exim Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) Improper Input Vali - [Actively Exploited]
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 5, 2019, 2:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2022, 7:12 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

Improper validation of recipient address in deliver_message() function in /src/deliver.c may lead to remote command execution.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2019-10149 has a 26 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-10149 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Exim exim
: Total Affected Vendor : 3 | Products : 3
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-10149.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00020.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153218/Exim-4.9.1-Remote-Command-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153312/Exim-4.91-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154198/Exim-4.91-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/16 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/05/2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/05/3 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/05/4 Exploit Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/06/1 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/25/6 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/25/7 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/26/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/04/7 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108679 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10149 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/5 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201906-01 Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4010-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4456 Third Party Advisory
https://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019-10149.txt Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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qlusec/CVE-2019-10149

test POC for CVE-2019-10149

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 6, 2024, 4:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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hyim0810/CVE-2019-10149

CVE-2019-10149

Shell

Updated: 1 year ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 25, 2023, 2:25 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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rahmadsandy/EXIM-4.87-CVE-2019-10149

None

Updated: 1 year, 8 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 7, 2023, 5:09 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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anquanscan/sec-tools

None

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
17 stars 5 fork 5 watcher
Born at : July 28, 2022, 3:22 a.m. This repo has been linked 149 different CVEs too.
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Ostorlab/KEV

Ostorlab KEV: One-command to detect most remotely known exploitable vulnerabilities. Sourced from CISA KEV, Google's Tsunami, Ostorlab's Asteroid and Bug Bounty programs.

cisa-kev vulnerability 0day cisa exploits

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
516 stars 32 fork 32 watcher
Born at : April 19, 2022, 8:58 a.m. This repo has been linked 1181 different CVEs too.
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Stick-U235/CVE-2019-10149-Exploit

Exploit for CVE-2019-10149

Python

Updated: 1 year, 8 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 29, 2021, 4:44 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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n0-traces/cve_monitor

Automatic monitor github cve using Github Actions

Python

Updated: 2 months ago
1 stars 56 fork 56 watcher
Born at : April 7, 2021, 11:16 a.m. This repo has been linked 1007 different CVEs too.
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developer3000S/PoC-in-GitHub

None

Updated: 8 months, 2 weeks ago
33 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : March 12, 2021, 12:22 p.m. This repo has been linked 1063 different CVEs too.
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alphaSeclab/sec-daily-2020

2020年发布到阿尔法实验室微信公众号的所有安全资讯汇总

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
40 stars 16 fork 16 watcher
Born at : Jan. 11, 2021, 2:08 a.m. This repo has been linked 189 different CVEs too.
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hectorgie/PoC-in-GitHub

None

Updated: 1 year, 3 months ago
17 stars 10 fork 10 watcher
Born at : Jan. 2, 2021, 10:19 p.m. This repo has been linked 1050 different CVEs too.
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0xT11/CVE-POC

None

Updated: 3 months ago
82 stars 32 fork 32 watcher
Born at : Oct. 2, 2020, 2:49 p.m. This repo has been linked 1111 different CVEs too.
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cloudflare/exim-cve-2019-10149-data

Data Collection Related to Exim CVE-2019-10149

Updated: 1 year, 11 months ago
3 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : June 3, 2020, 2:27 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.
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Dilshan-Eranda/CVE-2019-10149

SNP Assignment on a Linux vulnerability

Updated: 4 years, 6 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 12, 2020, 3:11 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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Diefunction/CVE-2019-10149

CVE-2019-10149 : 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.

cve-2019-10149 exim exploit exim-exploit 2019-10149 cve

Python

Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago
16 stars 8 fork 8 watcher
Born at : Oct. 27, 2019, 1:03 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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darsigovrustam/CVE-2019-10149

Instructions for installing a vulnerable version of Exim and its expluatation

Shell

Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago
4 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Oct. 21, 2019, 8:13 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-10149 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-10149 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/04/7 Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/04/7 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108679 Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108679 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 07, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-20
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-78
    Removed CWE Reason CWE-20 / More specific CWE option available
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 28, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00020.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00020.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153218/Exim-4.9.1-Remote-Command-Execution.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153218/Exim-4.9.1-Remote-Command-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153312/Exim-4.91-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153312/Exim-4.91-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154198/Exim-4.91-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154198/Exim-4.91-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/16 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/16 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/05/2 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/05/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/05/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/05/3 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/05/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/05/4 Exploit, Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/06/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/06/1 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/25/6 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/25/6 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/25/7 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/25/7 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/26/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/26/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/04/7 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/04/7 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108679 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108679 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/5 No Types Assigned https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201906-01 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201906-01 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4010-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4010-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4456 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4456 Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-20
    Added CWE NIST CWE-78
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 04, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/04/7 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-20
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 23, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154198/Exim-4.91-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 26, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/26/4 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 26, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/25/7 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/25/6 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 17, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153312/Exim-4.91-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/16 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 07, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153218/Exim-4.9.1-Remote-Command-Execution.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 07, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00020.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 07, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108679 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 06, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/06/1 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 06, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201906-01 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 06, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/5 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 05, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4456 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 05, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/05/4 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 05, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4010-1/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/05/3 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/05/2 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 05, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10149 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10149 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019-10149.txt No Types Assigned https://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019-10149.txt Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-20
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.87 up to (including) 4.91
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-10149 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-10149 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

97.41 }} -0.01%

score

0.99952

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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