UBUNTU-CVE-2019-19920

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-19920
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-19920.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-19920
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Published
2019-12-22T18:15:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:19:07.580920Z
Severity
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / sa-exim

Package

Name
sa-exim
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/sa-exim@4.2.1-14+deb8u1build0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.2.1-14+deb8u1build0.16.04.1

Affected versions

4.*

4.2.1-14build1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "sa-exim",
            "binary_version": "4.2.1-14+deb8u1build0.16.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / sa-exim

Package

Name
sa-exim
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/sa-exim@4.2.1-16?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.2.1-16

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / sa-exim

Package

Name
sa-exim
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/sa-exim@4.2.1-19?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.2.1-19

Affected versions

4.*

4.2.1-17
4.2.1-18
4.2.1-18build1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "sa-exim",
            "binary_version": "4.2.1-19"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "sa-exim-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.2.1-19"
        }
    ]
}