CVE-2017-1000369
exim4 - security update
4.0
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.31%
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.
How to fix CVE-2017-1000369
To remediate CVE-2017-1000369, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 4.89-3 or later
- —upgrade to 4.80-7+deb7u5 or later
- —upgrade to 4.84.2-2+deb8u4 or later
Is CVE-2017-1000369 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 4.89-3
- from 0, < 4.80-7+deb7u5
- from 0, < 4.84.2-2+deb8u4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM4.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |