usn-5574-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2022-08-22 09:43
Modified
2026-06-29 10:52
Summary
exim4 vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Exim incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code.


{
  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2022-37452",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                  "score": "medium",
                  "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"
        }
      },
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "exim4",
            "binary_version": "4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "exim4-base",
            "binary_version": "4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "exim4-config",
            "binary_version": "4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "exim4-daemon-heavy",
            "binary_version": "4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "exim4-daemon-light",
            "binary_version": "4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "eximon4",
            "binary_version": "4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm4"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
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        "name": "exim4",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/exim4@4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm4?arch=source\u0026distro=trusty/esm"
      },
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            },
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            }
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        }
      ],
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        "4.80-7ubuntu4",
        "4.80-9ubuntu1",
        "4.80-9ubuntu2",
        "4.82-3ubuntu1",
        "4.82-3ubuntu2",
        "4.82-3ubuntu2.1",
        "4.82-3ubuntu2.2",
        "4.82-3ubuntu2.3",
        "4.82-3ubuntu2.4",
        "4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm1",
        "4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm2",
        "4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm3"
      ]
    },
    {
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            {
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                {
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
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                  "score": "medium",
                  "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
        }
      },
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
        "binaries": [
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            "binary_version": "4.86.2-2ubuntu2.6+esm2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "exim4-base",
            "binary_version": "4.86.2-2ubuntu2.6+esm2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "exim4-config",
            "binary_version": "4.86.2-2ubuntu2.6+esm2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "exim4-daemon-heavy",
            "binary_version": "4.86.2-2ubuntu2.6+esm2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "exim4-daemon-light",
            "binary_version": "4.86.2-2ubuntu2.6+esm2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "eximon4",
            "binary_version": "4.86.2-2ubuntu2.6+esm2"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "exim4",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/exim4@4.86.2-2ubuntu2.6+esm2?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-infra/xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
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              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.86.2-2ubuntu2.6+esm2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "4.86-3ubuntu1",
        "4.86-7ubuntu1",
        "4.86-7ubuntu2",
        "4.86-7ubuntu3",
        "4.86.2-2ubuntu1",
        "4.86.2-2ubuntu2",
        "4.86.2-2ubuntu2.1",
        "4.86.2-2ubuntu2.2",
        "4.86.2-2ubuntu2.3",
        "4.86.2-2ubuntu2.4",
        "4.86.2-2ubuntu2.5",
        "4.86.2-2ubuntu2.6",
        "4.86.2-2ubuntu2.6+esm1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
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            {
              "id": "CVE-2022-37452",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                  "score": "medium",
                  "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
        }
      },
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "exim4",
            "binary_version": "4.90.1-1ubuntu1.9"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "exim4-base",
            "binary_version": "4.90.1-1ubuntu1.9"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "exim4-config",
            "binary_version": "4.90.1-1ubuntu1.9"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "exim4-daemon-heavy",
            "binary_version": "4.90.1-1ubuntu1.9"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "exim4-daemon-light",
            "binary_version": "4.90.1-1ubuntu1.9"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "eximon4",
            "binary_version": "4.90.1-1ubuntu1.9"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
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        "name": "exim4",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/exim4@4.90.1-1ubuntu1.9?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
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              "introduced": "0"
            },
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              "fixed": "4.90.1-1ubuntu1.9"
            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "4.89-9ubuntu1",
        "4.89-9ubuntu2",
        "4.89-9ubuntu3",
        "4.89-9ubuntu4",
        "4.90.1-1ubuntu1",
        "4.90.1-1ubuntu1.1",
        "4.90.1-1ubuntu1.2",
        "4.90.1-1ubuntu1.3",
        "4.90.1-1ubuntu1.4",
        "4.90.1-1ubuntu1.5",
        "4.90.1-1ubuntu1.8"
      ]
    },
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
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            {
              "id": "CVE-2022-37452",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                  "score": "medium",
                  "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
        }
      },
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "exim4",
            "binary_version": "4.93-13ubuntu1.6"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "exim4-base",
            "binary_version": "4.93-13ubuntu1.6"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "exim4-config",
            "binary_version": "4.93-13ubuntu1.6"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "exim4-daemon-heavy",
            "binary_version": "4.93-13ubuntu1.6"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "exim4-daemon-light",
            "binary_version": "4.93-13ubuntu1.6"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "eximon4",
            "binary_version": "4.93-13ubuntu1.6"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "exim4",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/exim4@4.93-13ubuntu1.6?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.93-13ubuntu1.6"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "4.92.1-1ubuntu3",
        "4.92.1-1ubuntu4",
        "4.93~RC2-1ubuntu1",
        "4.93-9ubuntu1",
        "4.93-11ubuntu1",
        "4.93-12ubuntu1",
        "4.93-13ubuntu1",
        "4.93-13ubuntu1.1",
        "4.93-13ubuntu1.5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "It was discovered that Exim incorrectly handled certain inputs.\nAn attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or\nexecute arbitrary code.\n",
  "id": "USN-5574-1",
  "modified": "2026-06-29T10:52:56Z",
  "published": "2022-08-22T09:43:21Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5574-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-37452"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "exim4 vulnerability",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2022-37452"
  ]
}



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