vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2019-16928: Exim: Heap-based buffer overflow
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Sep 27, 2019 | Mar 23, 2020 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Sep 27, 2019
Added
Mar 23, 2020
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
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.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-mail-mta-exim
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