CVE-2017-16943

The receive_msg function in receive.c in the SMTP daemon in Exim 4.88 and 4.89 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via vectors involving BDAT commands.
References
Link Resource
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/25/1 Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/25/2 Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/25/3 Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/04/7
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039872 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2199 Exploit Issue Tracking
https://git.exim.org/exim.git/commit/4090d62a4b25782129cc1643596dc2f6e8f63bde Patch
https://git.exim.org/exim.git/commitdiff/4e6ae6235c68de243b1c2419027472d7659aa2b4 Patch
https://github.com/LetUsFsck/PoC-Exploit-Mirror/tree/master/CVE-2017-16944 Exploit
https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20171125.034842.d1d75cac.en.html Mailing List
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4053 Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/25/1 Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/25/2 Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/25/3 Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/04/7
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039872 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2199 Exploit Issue Tracking
https://git.exim.org/exim.git/commit/4090d62a4b25782129cc1643596dc2f6e8f63bde Patch
https://git.exim.org/exim.git/commitdiff/4e6ae6235c68de243b1c2419027472d7659aa2b4 Patch
https://github.com/LetUsFsck/PoC-Exploit-Mirror/tree/master/CVE-2017-16944 Exploit
https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20171125.034842.d1d75cac.en.html Mailing List
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4053 Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.88:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.89:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-11-25 17:29

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37


NVD link : CVE-2017-16943

Mitre link : CVE-2017-16943

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-16943


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Products Affected

exim

  • exim

debian

  • debian_linux
CWE
CWE-416

Use After Free