Exim before 4.92.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via a trailing backslash.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade exim | Aug 22, 2024 | Sep 6, 2019 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade exim | Sep 10, 2019 | Sep 6, 2019 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Sep 6, 2019 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade exim4 | Sep 9, 2019 | Sep 6, 2019 |
| Exim | — | Upgrade Exim to version 4.92.2 | Sep 9, 2019 | Sep 6, 2019 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade mail-mta/exim. | Sep 9, 2019 | Sep 6, 2019 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Sep 6, 2019 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libspf2-toolsUpgrade libspf2-2Upgrade libspf2-develUpgrade eximstats-htmlUpgrade eximonUpgrade exim | Sep 9, 2019 | Sep 6, 2019 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade exim4-daemon-heavy (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade exim4-daemon-lightUpgrade exim4-daemon-light (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade exim4-daemon-heavy | Sep 7, 2019 | Sep 6, 2019 |
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