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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2017.3016
exim -- remote code execution, deny of service in BDAT
28 November 2017
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: exim
Publisher: FreeBSD
Operating System: FreeBSD
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2017-16943
Reference: ESB-2017.3006
Original Bulletin:
http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/68b29058-d348-11e7-b9fe-c13eb7bcbf4f.html
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exim -- remote code execution, deny of service in BDAT
Affected packages
4.88 <= exim < 4.89_2
Details
VuXML ID 68b29058-d348-11e7-b9fe-c13eb7bcbf4f
Discovery 2017-11-23
Entry 2017-11-27
Exim team reports:
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.
[source]
References
URL https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2199
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