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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 conjunc

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4 EPSS 0.00306
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Weakness Classification

CWE-404Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
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Affected Products & Versions

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exim<= 4.87.1
eximall versions
debian linuxall versions
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MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD19 Jun 2017 · 04:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10746-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2021:0753-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2021:0754-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2021:0677-1
usnUSN-3322-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3888Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99252Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038779Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000369Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/Exim/exim/commit/65e061b76867a9ea7aeeb535341b790b90ae6c21MitigationThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-19Third Party Advisory
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