Description

sa-exim 4.2.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code if they can write a .cf file or a rule. This occurs because Greylisting.pm relies on eval (rather than direct parsing and/or use of the taint feature). This issue is similar to CVE-2018-11805.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 22, 2019, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 14, 2022, 6:44 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-19920 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 Sa-exim_project sa-exim
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-2019-19920.

URL Resource
https://bugs.debian.org/946829#24 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00006.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://marc.info/?l=spamassassin-users&m=157668107325768&w=2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://marc.info/?l=spamassassin-users&m=157668305026635&w=2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4520-1/ Third Party 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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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-19920 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-19920 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]

    Dec. 14, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00006.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00006.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4520-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4520-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 22, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4520-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00006.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/946829#24 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/946829#24 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://marc.info/?l=spamassassin-users&m=157668107325768&w=2 No Types Assigned https://marc.info/?l=spamassassin-users&m=157668107325768&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://marc.info/?l=spamassassin-users&m=157668305026635&w=2 No Types Assigned https://marc.info/?l=spamassassin-users&m=157668305026635&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-78
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sa-exim_project:sa-exim:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2019-19920 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

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

0.17 }} 0.00%

score

0.51690

percentile

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