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CVE-2017-1000369

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.

Published

2017-06-19T16:29:00.343

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 4.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-404
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application exim exim ≤ 4.87.1 Yes
Application exim exim 4.88 Yes
Application exim exim 4.88 Yes
Application exim exim 4.88 Yes
Application exim exim 4.88 Yes
Application exim exim 4.88 Yes
Application exim exim 4.88 Yes
Application exim exim 4.88 Yes
Application exim exim 4.89 Yes
Application exim exim 4.89 Yes
Application exim exim 4.89 Yes
Application exim exim 4.89 Yes
Application exim exim 4.89 Yes
Application exim exim 4.89 Yes
Application exim exim 4.89 Yes
Application exim exim 4.89 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 8.0 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 9.0 Yes
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