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CVE-2023-42117

Published: 28 September 2023

Exim Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Exim. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the smtp service, which listens on TCP port 25 by default. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a memory corruption condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-17554.

Notes

AuthorNote
allenpthuang
fixes published, see ZDI's note.

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
exim4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.90.1-1ubuntu1.10+esm2)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
focal
Released (4.93-13ubuntu1.9)
jammy
Released (4.95-4ubuntu2.4)
lunar
Released (4.96-14ubuntu1.3)
mantic
Released (4.96-17ubuntu2.1)
trusty
Released (4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm7)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
upstream
Released (4.96.2)
xenial
Released (4.86.2-2ubuntu2.6+esm5)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)