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Exim: Handcrafted message can cause a buffer overflow (CVE-2018-6789)

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Exim: Handcrafted message can cause a buffer overflow (CVE-2018-6789)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/08/2018
Created
06/08/2019
Added
06/07/2019
Modified
05/03/2022

Description

An issue was discovered in the base64d function in the SMTP listener in Exim before 4.90.1. By sending a handcrafted message, a buffer overflow may happen. This can be used to execute code remotely.

Solution(s)

  • exim-upgrade-4_90_1

References

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