Exim 4 before 4.94.2 allows Buffer Underwrite that may result in unauthenticated remote attackers executing arbitrary commands, because smtp_ungetc was only intended to push back characters, but can actually push back non-character error codes such as EOF.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade exim | Aug 22, 2024 | May 6, 2021 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade exim | Aug 5, 2022 | May 4, 2021 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade exim4 | May 6, 2021 | May 6, 2021 |
| Exim | — | Upgrade Exim to version 4.94.2 | May 13, 2021 | May 6, 2021 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade mail-mta/exim. | May 5, 2021 | May 4, 2021 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade eximstats-htmlUpgrade libspf2-2Upgrade eximUpgrade libspf2-develUpgrade eximonUpgrade libspf2-tools | May 8, 2021 | May 4, 2021 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade exim4-daemon-lightUpgrade exim4-daemon-light (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade exim4-daemon-heavyUpgrade exim4-daemon-heavy (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade exim4-baseUpgrade exim4-base (Ubuntu Pro) | May 5, 2021 | May 4, 2021 |
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