critical
CVE-2019-15846
exim: out-of-bounds access in string_interpret_escape() leading to buffer overflow in the SMTP delivery process
In the Trivy database since at least 24 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTCWhen it arrived before that build is not recorded.
Severity by source
NVD9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Red Hat9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD, Red Hat, Amazon. Rated lower by Ubuntu (high).
Description
Exim before 4.92.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via a trailing backslash.
Affected packages and fixed versions
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| amazon linux 1 | exim, exim-debuginfo, exim-greylist and 3 more | 4.92-1.24.amzn1 |
| alpine 3.10 | exim | 4.92.2-r0 |
| alpine 3.11 | exim | 4.92.2-r0 |
| alpine 3.12 | exim | 4.92.2-r0 |
| alpine 3.13 | exim | 4.92.2-r0 |
| alpine 3.14 | exim | 4.92.2-r0 |
| alpine 3.15 | exim | 4.92.2-r0 |
| alpine 3.16 | exim | 4.92.2-r0 |
| alpine 3.17 | exim | 4.92.2-r0 |
| alpine 3.18 | exim | 4.92.2-r0 |
| alpine 3.19 | exim | 4.92.2-r0 |
| alpine 3.20 | exim | 4.92.2-r0 |
Show all 38 entries from 33 sources
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| amazon linux 1 | exim | 4.92-1.24.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | exim-debuginfo | 4.92-1.24.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | exim-greylist | 4.92-1.24.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | exim-mon | 4.92-1.24.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | exim-mysql | 4.92-1.24.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | exim-pgsql | 4.92-1.24.amzn1 |
| alpine 3.10 | exim | 4.92.2-r0 |
| alpine 3.11 | exim | 4.92.2-r0 |
| alpine 3.12 | exim | 4.92.2-r0 |
| alpine 3.13 | exim | 4.92.2-r0 |
| alpine 3.14 | exim | 4.92.2-r0 |
| alpine 3.15 | exim | 4.92.2-r0 |
| alpine 3.16 | exim | 4.92.2-r0 |
| alpine 3.17 | exim | 4.92.2-r0 |
| alpine 3.18 | exim | 4.92.2-r0 |
| alpine 3.19 | exim | 4.92.2-r0 |
| alpine 3.20 | exim | 4.92.2-r0 |
| alpine 3.21 | exim | 4.92.2-r0 |
| alpine 3.22 | exim | 4.92.2-r0 |
| alpine 3.23 | exim | 4.92.2-r0 |
| alpine 3.24 | exim | 4.92.2-r0 |
| alpine 3.8 | exim | 4.91-r2 |
| alpine 3.9 | exim | 4.92.2-r0 |
| alpine edge | exim | 4.92.2-r0 |
| debian 10 | exim4 | 4.92-8+deb10u2 |
| debian 11 | exim4 | 4.92.1-3 |
| debian 12 | exim4 | 4.92.1-3 |
| debian 13 | exim4 | 4.92.1-3 |
| debian 14 | exim4 | 4.92.1-3 |
| debian 8 | exim4 | 4.84.2-2+deb8u6 |
| debian 9 | exim4 | 4.89-2+deb9u6 |
| echo | exim4 | 4.92.1-3 |
| ubuntu 14.04-ESM | exim4 | 4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm1 |
| ubuntu 16.04 | exim4 | 4.86.2-2ubuntu2.5 |
| ubuntu 16.04-ESM | exim4 | 4.86.2-2ubuntu2.5 |
| ubuntu 18.04 | exim4 | 4.90.1-1ubuntu1.4 |
| ubuntu 18.04-ESM | exim4 | 4.90.1-1ubuntu1.4 |
| ubuntu 19.04 | exim4 | 4.92-4ubuntu1.3 |
References
- http://exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019-15846.txt
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00024.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/07/1
All 29 references
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/07/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/08/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/09/1
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-15846
- https://exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019-15846.txt
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00004.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FT3GY7V7SR2RHKNZNQCGXFWUSILVSZNU/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NDF37AUNETIOXY6ZLQAUBGBVUTMMV242/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SBNHDAF74RI6VK2JVSEIE3VYNL7JJDYM/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15846
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/13
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-06
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4124-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4124-2
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4124-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4124-2/
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-15846
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4517
- https://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019-15846.txt
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/672565
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/1