CVE-2017-16944
Published: 27 November 2017
The receive_msg function in receive.c in the SMTP daemon in Exim 4.88 and 4.89 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and stack exhaustion) via vectors involving BDAT commands and an improper check for a '.' character signifying the end of the content, related to the bdat_getc function.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | only affects Exim 4.88 or newer |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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exim4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Released
(4.89-5ubuntu1.2)
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| trusty |
Not vulnerable
(4.82-3ubuntu2.3)
|
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| upstream |
Needs triage
|
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| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.86.2-2ubuntu2.2)
|
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| zesty |
Released
(4.88-5ubuntu1.3)
|
|
|
Patches: upstream: https://git.exim.org/exim.git/commit/178ecb70987f024f0e775d87c2f8b2cf587dd542 upstream: https://git.exim.org/exim.git/commit/4804c62909a62a3ac12ec4777ebd48c541028965 |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |