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CVE-2017-1000369

MEDIUM
4.0
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Exim supports the use of multiple "-p" command line arguments which are malloc()'ed and never free()'ed, used in conjunction with other issues allows attackers to cause arbitrary code execution. This affects exim version 4.89 and earlier. Please note that at this time upstream has released a patch (commit 65e061b76867a9ea7aeeb535341b790b90ae6c21), but it is not known if a new point release is available that addresses this issue at this time.

How to fix

Remediation Available
exim4Debian
Fixed in:4.89-3CVE-2017-1000369
Fixed in:4.89-3CVE-2017-1000369
Fixed in:4.89-3CVE-2017-1000369
Fixed in:4.89-3CVE-2017-1000369
exim4Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.82-3ubuntu2.3USN-3322-1
Fixed in:4.86.2-2ubuntu2.2USN-3322-1
exim4-daemon-heavyUbuntu
Fixed in:4.82-3ubuntu2.3USN-3322-1
Fixed in:4.86.2-2ubuntu2.2USN-3322-1
exim4-daemon-lightUbuntu
Fixed in:4.82-3ubuntu2.3USN-3322-1
Fixed in:4.86.2-2ubuntu2.2USN-3322-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.53%probability of exploitation in 30 days
41stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 41% of all known CVEs.

References

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