CVE-2019-15846
exim4 - security update
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 65.4%
Description
Exim before 4.92.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via a trailing backslash.
How to fix CVE-2019-15846
To remediate CVE-2019-15846, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/exim4—upgrade to 4.92.1-3 or later
- Debian/exim4—upgrade to 4.84.2-2+deb8u6 or later
- —upgrade to 4.89-2+deb9u6 or later
Is CVE-2019-15846 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 65.4%, placing CVE-2019-15846 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 4.92.1-3
- from 0, < 4.84.2-2+deb8u6
- from 0, < 4.89-2+deb9u6
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |