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CVE-2017-16944

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.

  • Published: Nov 25, 2017
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2017-16944
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.5
  • AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
exim / exim 4.88 4.88.x
exim / exim 4.89 4.89.x
debian / debian_linux 9.0 9.0.x