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.

Category

4.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.28%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/Exim/exim/commit/65e061b76867a9ea7aeeb535341b790b90ae6c21 third party advisory mitigation
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038779 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99252 vdb entry third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000369 vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-19 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.qualys.com/2017/06/19/stack-clash/stack-clash.txt third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3888 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-1000369?
CVE-2017-1000369 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-1000369?
To fix CVE-2017-1000369, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-1000369 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-1000369 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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