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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.142673
Category:General
Title:Exim 4.85 - 4.92 RCE Vulnerability
Summary:Exim is prone to a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Exim is prone to a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw exists if the configuration of Exim uses the ${sort }
expansion for items that can be controlled by an attacker (e.g. $local_part, $domain). The default
config, as shipped by the Exim developers, does not contain ${sort }.

Vulnerability Impact:
A local or remote attacker can execute programs with root
privileges - if the Exim server is using an unusual configuration.

Affected Software/OS:
Exim versions 4.85 through 4.92.

Solution:
Update to version 4.92.1 or later.

CVSS Score:
10.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-13917
Bugtraq: 20190730 [SECURITY] [DSA 4488-1] exim4 security update (Google Search)
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/51
Debian Security Information: DSA-4488 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4488
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-06
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/26/5
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2019 Greenbone AG

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