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Exploited vulnerability

CVE-2019-10149

TLP:CLEAR

Exim Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) Improper Input Validation

Improper validation of recipient address in deliver_message() function in /src/deliver.c may lead to remote command execution.

Facts

  • Vendor: Exim
  • Product: Mail Transfer Agent (MTA)
  • CVSS: 9.8
  • EPSS (probability of exploitation within 30 days): 100 %
  • On CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since: 10 January 2022
  • First known exploitation: 10 January 2022
  • CISA's deadline for US federal agencies: 10 July 2022
  • Weakness: CWE-78
  • First seen by Risk Letters: 10 January 2022

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Data: NVD (public domain), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, MITRE ATT&CK, AlienVault OTX. NVD

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