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CVE-2017-16944
Published: Nov 25, 2017
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/25/3
x_refsource_MISC
https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2201
x_refsource_MISC
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/25/1
x_refsource_MISC
1039873
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/25/2
x_refsource_MISC
DSA-4053
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
43184
exploit
x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
[oss-security] 20210504 21Nails: Multiple vulnerabilities in Exim
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
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