USN-5741-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5741-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5741-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5741-1
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Published
2022-11-24T14:02:15.968682Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:36:09Z
Summary
exim4 vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Exim incorrectly handled certain regular expressions. An attacker could use this issue to cause Exim to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / exim4

Package

Name
exim4
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/exim4@4.90.1-1ubuntu1.10?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.90.1-1ubuntu1.10

Affected versions

4.*

4.89-5ubuntu1
4.89-9ubuntu1
4.89-9ubuntu2
4.89-9ubuntu3
4.89-9ubuntu4
4.90.1-1ubuntu1
4.90.1-1ubuntu1.1
4.90.1-1ubuntu1.2
4.90.1-1ubuntu1.3
4.90.1-1ubuntu1.4
4.90.1-1ubuntu1.5
4.90.1-1ubuntu1.8
4.90.1-1ubuntu1.9

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.90.1-1ubuntu1.10",
            "binary_name": "exim4"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.90.1-1ubuntu1.10",
            "binary_name": "exim4-base"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.90.1-1ubuntu1.10",
            "binary_name": "exim4-config"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.90.1-1ubuntu1.10",
            "binary_name": "exim4-daemon-heavy"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.90.1-1ubuntu1.10",
            "binary_name": "exim4-daemon-light"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.90.1-1ubuntu1.10",
            "binary_name": "exim4-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.90.1-1ubuntu1.10",
            "binary_name": "eximon4"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2022-3559"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / exim4

Package

Name
exim4
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/exim4@4.93-13ubuntu1.7?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.93-13ubuntu1.7

Affected versions

4.*

4.92.1-1ubuntu3
4.92.1-1ubuntu4
4.93~RC2-1ubuntu1
4.93-9ubuntu1
4.93-11ubuntu1
4.93-12ubuntu1
4.93-13ubuntu1
4.93-13ubuntu1.1
4.93-13ubuntu1.5
4.93-13ubuntu1.6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.93-13ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "exim4"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.93-13ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "exim4-base"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.93-13ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "exim4-config"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.93-13ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "exim4-daemon-heavy"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.93-13ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "exim4-daemon-light"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.93-13ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "exim4-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.93-13ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "eximon4"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2022-3559"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / exim4

Package

Name
exim4
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/exim4@4.95-4ubuntu2.2?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.95-4ubuntu2.2

Affected versions

4.*

4.94.2-7ubuntu2
4.95-2ubuntu2
4.95-4ubuntu1
4.95-4ubuntu2
4.95-4ubuntu2.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.95-4ubuntu2.2",
            "binary_name": "exim4"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.95-4ubuntu2.2",
            "binary_name": "exim4-base"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.95-4ubuntu2.2",
            "binary_name": "exim4-config"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.95-4ubuntu2.2",
            "binary_name": "exim4-daemon-heavy"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.95-4ubuntu2.2",
            "binary_name": "exim4-daemon-light"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.95-4ubuntu2.2",
            "binary_name": "exim4-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.95-4ubuntu2.2",
            "binary_name": "eximon4"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2022-3559"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS"
}