Upstream information

CVE-2014-2957 at MITRE

Description

The dmarc_process function in dmarc.c in Exim before 4.82.1, when EXPERIMENTAL_DMARC is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the From header in an email, which is passed to the expand_string function.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products

This issue is currently rated as having critical severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
CVSS detail National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 6.8
Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
No SUSE Bugzilla entries cross referenced.

SUSE Security Advisories:

    openSUSE-SU-2014:0983-1 openSUSE-SU-2014:0986-1

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • exim >= 4.86.2-2.2
  • eximon >= 4.86.2-2.2
  • eximstats-html >= 4.86.2-2.2
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-10017

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Wed May 28 22:26:33 2014
CVE page last modified: Mon Oct 6 18:20:44 2025