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Debian: CVE-2019-16928: exim4 -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2019-16928: exim4 -- security update

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/30/2019
Created
10/01/2019
Added
09/30/2019
Modified
04/07/2022

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(s)

  • debian-upgrade-exim4

References

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