CVE-2017-1000369
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 4.89.1-1 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.89-3 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.89-3 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.89-3 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.89-3 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.89-3 |
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
| debian | 9.0 | affected | |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201711-32
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3888
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99252
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038779
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000369
- https://github.com/Exim/exim/commit/65e061b76867a9ea7aeeb535341b790b90ae6c21
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-19
- https://www.qualys.com/2017/06/19/stack-clash/stack-clash.txt
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-1000369
CWEs
CWE-404
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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