Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting exim package, versions <4.89.1-r0
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- published8 Dec 2023
- disclosed25 Nov 2017
Introduced: 25 Nov 2017
CVE-2017-16944 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.19 exim to version 4.89.1-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream exim package and not the exim package as distributed by Alpine.
See How to fix? for Alpine:3.19 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-16944
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4053
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16944
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43184/
- https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2201
- https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20171125.034842.d1d75cac.en.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/04/7
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/25/1
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/25/2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/25/3
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039873
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-16944