CVE-2019-16928
Exim Out-of-bounds Write Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 27, 2019, 9:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 24, 2024, 2:24 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
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Exim contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability which can allow for remote code execution.
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Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2019-16928 has a 4 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-2019-16928
vulnerability.
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products
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are
affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
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-2019-16928.
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).
Imoro Umar Farouq's report on Internal Network Penetration Testing
Shell
None
Makefile C Python
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
Data Collection Related to Exim CVE-2019-10149
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2019-16928 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2019-16928 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.
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Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 24, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/28/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/28/1 Exploit, Mailing List, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/28/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/28/2 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://git.exim.org/exim.git/commit/478effbfd9c3cc5a627fc671d4bf94d13670d65f Patch, Third Party Advisory https://git.exim.org/exim.git/commit/478effbfd9c3cc5a627fc671d4bf94d13670d65f Patch Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EED7HM3MFIBAP5OIMJAFJ35JAJABTVSC/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EED7HM3MFIBAP5OIMJAFJ35JAJABTVSC/ Release Notes Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T3TJW4HPYH3O5HZCWGD6NSHTEBTTAPDC/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T3TJW4HPYH3O5HZCWGD6NSHTEBTTAPDC/ Release Notes Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UY6HPRW7MR3KBQ5JFHH6OXM7YCZBJCOB/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UY6HPRW7MR3KBQ5JFHH6OXM7YCZBJCOB/ Release Notes -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T3TJW4HPYH3O5HZCWGD6NSHTEBTTAPDC/ [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UY6HPRW7MR3KBQ5JFHH6OXM7YCZBJCOB/ [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EED7HM3MFIBAP5OIMJAFJ35JAJABTVSC/ [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/T3TJW4HPYH3O5HZCWGD6NSHTEBTTAPDC/ Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UY6HPRW7MR3KBQ5JFHH6OXM7YCZBJCOB/ Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EED7HM3MFIBAP5OIMJAFJ35JAJABTVSC/ -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 31, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/28/4 Third Party Advisory http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/28/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2449 Permissions Required https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2449 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EED7HM3MFIBAP5OIMJAFJ35JAJABTVSC/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EED7HM3MFIBAP5OIMJAFJ35JAJABTVSC/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/T3TJW4HPYH3O5HZCWGD6NSHTEBTTAPDC/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/T3TJW4HPYH3O5HZCWGD6NSHTEBTTAPDC/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UY6HPRW7MR3KBQ5JFHH6OXM7YCZBJCOB/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UY6HPRW7MR3KBQ5JFHH6OXM7YCZBJCOB/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/60 Third Party Advisory https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/60 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-47 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-47 Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Jul. 21, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-120 CWE-787 -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 18, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 20, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-47 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EED7HM3MFIBAP5OIMJAFJ35JAJABTVSC/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 07, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UY6HPRW7MR3KBQ5JFHH6OXM7YCZBJCOB/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 02, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/T3TJW4HPYH3O5HZCWGD6NSHTEBTTAPDC/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 01, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) 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://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/28/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/28/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/28/2 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/28/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/28/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/28/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/28/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/28/4 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2449 No Types Assigned https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2449 Permissions Required Changed Reference Type https://git.exim.org/exim.git/commit/478effbfd9c3cc5a627fc671d4bf94d13670d65f No Types Assigned https://git.exim.org/exim.git/commit/478effbfd9c3cc5a627fc671d4bf94d13670d65f Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20190927.032457.c1044d4c.en.html No Types Assigned https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20190927.032457.c1044d4c.en.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/60 No Types Assigned https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/60 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4141-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4141-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4536 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4536 Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-120 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.92 up to (including) 4.92.2 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 30, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/60 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/28/4 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 28, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4141-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 28, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/28/3 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4536 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 28, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/28/2 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 28, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/28/1 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-16928 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-2019-16928
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
68.30 }} 2.79%
score
0.98064
percentile