Key Management Errors Affecting exim4 package, versions <4.88~RC6-2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.4% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-EXIM4-382879
  • published1 Feb 2017
  • disclosed1 Feb 2017

Introduced: 1 Feb 2017

CVE-2016-9963  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-320  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 exim4 to version 4.88~RC6-2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream exim4 package and not the exim4 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Exim before 4.87.1 might allow remote attackers to obtain the private DKIM signing key via vectors related to log files and bounce messages.