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If you distribute this content, or a modified version of it, you must provide attribution to Red Hat Inc. and provide a link to the original.","title":"Terms of Use"}],"publisher":{"category":"vendor","contact_details":"https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/","issuing_authority":"Red Hat Product Security is responsible for vulnerability handling across all Red Hat products and services.","name":"Red Hat Product Security","namespace":"https://www.redhat.com"},"references":[{"category":"self","summary":"Canonical URL","url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2019/cve-2019-10149.json"}],"title":"exim: Remote command execution in deliver_message() function in /src/deliver.c","tracking":{"current_release_date":"2025-11-21T13:37:20+00:00","generator":{"date":"2025-11-21T13:37:20+00:00","engine":{"name":"Red Hat SDEngine","version":"4.6.12"}},"id":"CVE-2019-10149","initial_release_date":"2019-06-04T04:30:00+00:00","revision_history":[{"date":"2019-06-04T04:30:00+00:00","number":"1","summary":"Initial version"},{"date":"2025-04-01T21:00:23+00:00","number":"2","summary":"Current version"},{"date":"2025-11-21T13:37:20+00:00","number":"3","summary":"Last generated version"}],"status":"final","version":"3"}},"product_tree":{"branches":[{"branches":[{"branches":[{"category":"product_name","name":"Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5","product":{"name":"Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5","product_id":"red_hat_enterprise_linux_5","product_identification_helper":{"cpe":"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5"}}}],"category":"product_family","name":"Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5"},{"category":"product_version","name":"exim","product":{"name":"exim","product_id":"exim","product_identification_helper":{"purl":"pkg:rpm/redhat/exim?arch=src"}}}],"category":"vendor","name":"Red Hat"}],"relationships":[{"category":"default_component_of","full_product_name":{"name":"exim as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5","product_id":"red_hat_enterprise_linux_5:exim"},"product_reference":"exim","relates_to_product_reference":"red_hat_enterprise_linux_5"}]},"vulnerabilities":[{"acknowledgments":[{"names":["Qualys Research Labs"]}],"cve":"CVE-2019-10149","cwe":{"id":"CWE-78","name":"Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')"},"discovery_date":"2019-05-29T00:00:00+00:00","flags":[{"label":"vulnerable_code_not_present","product_ids":["red_hat_enterprise_linux_5:exim"]}],"ids":[{"system_name":"Red Hat Bugzilla ID","text":"1715237"}],"notes":[{"category":"description","text":"A flaw was found in Exim, where improper validation of the recipient address in the deliver_message() function in /src/deliver.c occurred. An attacker could use this flaw to achieve remote command execution.","title":"Vulnerability description"},{"category":"summary","text":"exim: Remote command execution in deliver_message() function in /src/deliver.c","title":"Vulnerability summary"},{"category":"other","text":"Exim is vulnerable since version 4.87, therefore the version of exim package (exim-4.63) shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not affected by this flaw.","title":"Statement"},{"category":"general","text":"The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.","title":"CVSS score applicability"}],"product_status":{"known_not_affected":["red_hat_enterprise_linux_5:exim"]},"references":[{"category":"self","summary":"Canonical URL","url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-10149"},{"category":"external","summary":"RHBZ#1715237","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1715237"},{"category":"external","summary":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-10149","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-10149"},{"category":"external","summary":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10149","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10149"},{"category":"external","summary":"https://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019-10149.txt","url":"https://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019-10149.txt"},{"category":"external","summary":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog"}],"release_date":"2019-06-04T04:30:00+00:00","scores":[{"cvss_v3":{"attackComplexity":"HIGH","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":9.0,"baseSeverity":"CRITICAL","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"CHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.0"},"products":["red_hat_enterprise_linux_5:exim"]}],"threats":[{"category":"exploit_status","date":"2022-01-10T00:00:00+00:00","details":"CISA: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog"},{"category":"impact","details":"Critical","product_ids":["red_hat_enterprise_linux_5:exim"]}],"title":"exim: Remote command execution in deliver_message() function in /src/deliver.c"}]}