UBUNTU-CVE-2019-19920

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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
2026-02-04T02:15:40.482003Z
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 

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

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-19920.json"

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / sa-exim

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

4.*
4.2.1-16

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.2.1-16",
            "binary_name": "sa-exim"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-19920.json"