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.
CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
---|---|---|---|
exim | eq | exim-4_69 | |
exim | eq | exim-4_73 | |
exim | eq | exim-4_76 | |
exim | eq | list_safety_merge_proposal | |
exim | eq | exim-4_83_RC3 | |
exim | eq | exim-4_80_RC4 | |
exim | eq | exim-4_51 | |
exim | eq | exim-4_85_RC4 | |
exim | eq | exim-4_88_RC4 | |
exim | eq | exim-4_72_RC1 |
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/25/1
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/25/2
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/25/3
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/04/7
www.securitytracker.com/id/1039873
bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2201
lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20171125.034842.d1d75cac.en.html
www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4053
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43184/