Upstream information

CVE-2017-16943 at MITRE

Description

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.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having critical severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 7.5
Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
CVSS v3 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 9.8
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
CVSSv3 Version 3
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1069857 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP1
  • exim >= 4.94.2-bp151.2.4.1
  • eximon >= 4.94.2-bp151.2.4.1
  • eximstats-html >= 4.94.2-bp151.2.4.1
  • libspf2-2 >= 1.2.10-bp151.4.1
  • libspf2-devel >= 1.2.10-bp151.4.1
  • libspf2-tools >= 1.2.10-bp151.4.1
Patchnames:
openSUSE-2021-753
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP2
  • exim >= 4.94.2-bp152.6.4.1
  • eximon >= 4.94.2-bp152.6.4.1
  • eximstats-html >= 4.94.2-bp152.6.4.1
  • libspf2-2 >= 1.2.10-bp152.5.1
  • libspf2-devel >= 1.2.10-bp152.5.1
  • libspf2-tools >= 1.2.10-bp152.5.1
Patchnames:
openSUSE-2021-754
openSUSE Leap 15.2
  • exim >= 4.94.2-lp152.8.3.1
  • eximon >= 4.94.2-lp152.8.3.1
  • eximstats-html >= 4.94.2-lp152.8.3.1
Patchnames:
openSUSE-2021-677
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • exim >= 4.94.2-4.2
  • eximon >= 4.94.2-4.2
  • eximstats-html >= 4.94.2-4.2
Patchnames:
openSUSE Tumbleweed GA exim-4.94.2-4.2


SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Sat Nov 25 21:18:49 2017
CVE page last modified: Fri Dec 8 17:15:33 2023