CVE-2019-15846

Description

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

9.8

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 61.59% Top 5%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019-15846.txt	mitigation vendor advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/1	third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00004.html	third party advisory mailing list
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/13	third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/2	mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4517	vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4124-1/	vendor advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/672565	third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/6	mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/4	mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/5	mailing list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-06	vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/8	mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/07/1	mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/07/2	mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NDF37AUNETIOXY6ZLQAUBGBVUTMMV242/	vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FT3GY7V7SR2RHKNZNQCGXFWUSILVSZNU/	vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/08/1	mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/09/1	mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00024.html	vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SBNHDAF74RI6VK2JVSEIE3VYNL7JJDYM/	vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4124-2/	vendor advisory
https://exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019-15846.txt

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-15846?: CVE-2019-15846 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-15846?: To fix CVE-2019-15846, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-15846 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2019-15846 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~62% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.