vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-3499-1 (CVE-2017-16944): Exim vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Nov 25, 2017 | Nov 29, 2017 | Aug 18, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Nov 25, 2017
Added
Nov 29, 2017
Modified
Aug 18, 2025
Description
It was discovered that Exim incorrectly handled certain BDAT data headers.
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Exim to crash,
resulting in a denial of service.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-exim4-daemon-heavyubuntu-upgrade-exim4-daemon-light
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