Vulnerability in libesmtp
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A vulnerability tracked as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-19977 has been found in libesmtp.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "libesmtp DEBIAN-CVE-2019-19977" on the vendor's site.
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-19977 (libesmtp)
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in libesmtp.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of libesmtp.
Severity: ?. Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'libesmtp' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1
Identify exposureidentify
grep -r 'libesmtp' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
libesmtpを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
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Post-deployment verificationverify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libesmtp |
All versions |
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| Debian:13 | libesmtp |
All versions |
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| Debian:14 | libesmtp |
All versions |
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Original description The description as published by the source.
libESMTP through 1.0.6 mishandles domain copying into a fixed-size buffer in ntlm_build_type_2 in ntlm/ntlmstruct.c, as demonstrated by a stack-based buffer over-read.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org