Vulnerability   
Search   
    Search 324607 CVE descriptions
and 146377 test descriptions,
access 10,000+ cross references.
Tests   CVE   All  

Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844110
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4075-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'exim4' package(s) announced via the USN-4075-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'exim4' package(s) announced via the USN-4075-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Jeremy Harris discovered that Exim incorrectly handled sort expansions. In
environments where sort expansions are used, a remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code as root.

Affected Software/OS:
'exim4' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

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

This is only one of 146377 vulnerability tests in our test suite. Find out more about running a complete security audit.

To run a free test of this vulnerability against your system, register below.




© 1998-2025 E-Soft Inc. All rights reserved.