CVE-2019-19920 - sa-exim 4.2.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code if they can write a .cf file or a rule

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HIGH

sa-exim 4.2.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code if they can write a .cf file or a rule

Published Dec 22, 2019

8.8

HIGH

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 3.16%

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.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-78

OS Command Injection

References (6)

https://bugs.debian.org/946829#24
x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2019-9510
Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00006.html
mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://marc.info/?l=spamassassin-users&m=157668107325768&w=2
x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://marc.info/?l=spamassassin-users&m=157668305026635&w=2
x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4520-1/
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
https://bugs.debian.org/946829#24		x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2019-9510		Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00006.html		mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://marc.info/?l=spamassassin-users&m=157668107325768&w=2		x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://marc.info/?l=spamassassin-users&m=157668305026635&w=2		x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4520-1/		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory