Upstream information
Description
Exim AUTH Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Exim. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.The specific flaw exists within the smtp service, which listens on TCP port 25 by default. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the service account.
. Was ZDI-CAN-17434.
Upstream Security Advisories:
SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having critical severity.
| CNA (ZDI) | |
|---|---|
| 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 Security Advisories:
- openSUSE-SU-2023:0293-1, published Thu Oct 5 16:45:15 2023
- openSUSE-SU-2024:0007-1, published Thu Jan 4 04:52:00 2024
List of released packages
| Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References |
|---|---|---|
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP4 |
| Patchnames: openSUSE-2023-293 |
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP5 |
| Patchnames: openSUSE-2023-293 openSUSE-2024-7 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 |
| Patchnames: openSUSE-2023-293 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 |
| Patchnames: openSUSE-2023-293 openSUSE-2024-7 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed |
| Patchnames: openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-13282 |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Thu Sep 28 02:00:28 2023CVE page last modified: Fri Sep 20 18:49:28 2024