Description
Exim 4.92 through 4.92.2 allows remote code execution, a different vulnerability than CVE-2019-15846. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in string_vformat in string.c involving a long EHLO command.
Published: 2019-09-27
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 90.4% High
KEV: Yes
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4536-1 exim4 security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4141-1 Exim vulnerability
History

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ssvc

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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Debian Linux
Exim Exim
Fedoraproject Fedora
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-21T23:45:29.725Z

Reserved: 2019-09-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-16928

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T01:24:48.568Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2019-09-27T21:15:10.017

Modified: 2025-11-07T19:37:28.287

Link: CVE-2019-16928

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Critical

Publid Date: 2019-09-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2019-16928 - Bugzilla

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