vulnerability
Exim Remote Code Execution Vulnerability: CVE-2017-16943
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Nov 24, 2017 | Nov 28, 2017 | Dec 8, 2017 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Nov 24, 2017
Added
Nov 28, 2017
Modified
Dec 8, 2017
Description
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.
Solutions
exim-upgrade-4_90exim-disable-chunking
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