CVE catalog

CVE-2019-19920

sa-exim: CVE-2019-19920

Severity: Medium
Published: Dec 22, 2019, 6:15:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 3.25% · Oct 25, 2026

sa-exim 4.2.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code if they can write a .cf file or a rule. This occurs because Greylisting.pm relies on eval (rather than direct parsing and/or use of the taint feature). This issue is similar to CVE-2018-11805.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	sa-exim	sid	`4.2.1-22`	fixed
Debian	sa-exim	trixie	`4.2.1-22`	fixed
Debian	sa-exim	bookworm	`4.2.1-20`	fixed
Ubuntu	sa-exim	16.04	`4.2.1-14build1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	sa-exim	16.04	`4.2.1-14+deb8u1build0.16.04.1`	fixed
Ubuntu	sa-exim	16.04	`4.2.1-14build1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	sa-exim	16.04	`4.2.1-14+deb8u1build0.16.04.1`	fixed
Ubuntu	sa-exim	18.04	`4.2.1-16`	vulnerable

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	sa-exim	source	sid	`4.2.1-19`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[947198]
Debian	sa-exim	source	trixie	`4.2.1-19`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[947198]
Debian	sa-exim	source	bookworm	`4.2.1-19`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[947198]
Ubuntu	sa-exim	deb	16.04	`4.2.1-14+deb8u1build0.16.04.1`	Not reported	USN-4520-1	Not reported
Ubuntu	sa-exim	deb	16.04	`4.2.1-14+deb8u1build0.16.04.1`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2019-19920	Not reported

[Debian bug #947198]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[sa-exim]Fixed
Source package: [sa-exim]
Details (2)
- 4.2.1-20+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.2.1-19
  dsa · sa-exim · debian · bookworm; dsa · sa-exim · debian · 12
- 4.2.1-20+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.2.1-19
  dsa · sa-exim · debian · bookworm; dsa · sa-exim · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[sa-exim]Fixed
Details (2)
- 4.2.1-22 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.2.1-19
  dsa · sa-exim · debian · 13
- 4.2.1-22+b1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.2.1-19
  dsa · sa-exim · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:43:32 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]