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CVE-2019-10149

Exim Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) Improper Input Validation

KEVCRITICAL 9.8EPSS 100.0%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 10 July 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

A flaw was found in Exim versions 4.87 to 4.91 (inclusive). Improper validation of recipient address in deliver_message() function in /src/deliver.c may lead to remote command execution.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
99.96% probability · 100th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed 10 January 2022 · due 10 July 2022
Weakness
CWE-78
Affected
exim/exim · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux
Source
secalert@redhat.com

CISA notes

Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10149

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.