Alpine: multiple exim packages: security update to 4.91-r2

critical Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 404242

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities referenced in the following CVEs:

- A flaw was found in Exim versions 4.87 to 4.91 (inclusive). Improper validation of recipient address in
deliver_message() function in /src/deliver.c may lead to remote command execution. (CVE-2019-10149)

- Exim before 4.92.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via a trailing backslash.
(CVE-2019-15846)

See Also

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2019-10149

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2019-15846

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 404242

Version: Revision 1.32

Type: Local

Published: 10/31/2023

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.2

Percentile: 99.76

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-15846

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/4/2019

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 7/10/2022

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Metasploit (Exim 4.87 - 4.91 Local Privilege Escalation)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-10149, CVE-2019-15846

BID: 108679

IAVA: 2019-A-0320-S

IAVB: 2019-B-0047-S