CVE-2017-16943: Exim vulnerability
Vendor fix available · Affected: Exim · Exploitation: likely to be exploited (10% or more)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 98% of scored CVEs
Not scored yet. The CVE record carries no CVSS score.
DescriptionCVE.org
The receive_msg function in receive.c in the SMTP daemon in Exim 4.88 and 4.89 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via vectors involving BDAT commands.
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- Exploitation
- Likely to be exploited (10% or more). EPSS gives it a 10% or higher chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- Exim
- Published
- November 2017
CoverageNo articles yet
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References
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CVE recordcve.org
- Weakness CWE-416cwe.mitre.org
- Vendor advisorydebian.org
- securitytracker.com/id/1039872securitytracker.com
- lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20171125.034842.d1d75cac.en.htmllists.exim.org
- git.exim.org/exim.git/commit/4090d62a4b25782129cc1643596dc2f6e8fgit.exim.org
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/25/3openwall.com
- github.com/LetUsFsck/PoC-Exploit-Mirror/tree/master/CVE-2017-169github.com
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/25/1openwall.com
- git.exim.org/exim.git/commitdiff/4e6ae6235c68de243b1c2419027472dgit.exim.org
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/25/2openwall.com
- bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2199bugs.exim.org
- Mailing listopenwall.com