CVE-2019-19920

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.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.44% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.debian.org/946829#24 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://marc.info/?l=spamassassin-users&m=157668107325768&w=2 third party advisory mailing list
https://marc.info/?l=spamassassin-users&m=157668305026635&w=2 third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00006.html third party advisory mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4520-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-19920?
CVE-2019-19920 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-19920?
To fix CVE-2019-19920, 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-2019-19920 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-19920 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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