CVE-2023-42116 Affecting exim4 package, versions <4.92-8+deb10u8


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-EXIM4-5923380
  • published28 Sept 2023
  • disclosed3 May 2024

Introduced: 28 Sep 2023

CVE-2023-42116  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 exim4 to version 4.92-8+deb10u8 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 SMTP Challenge Stack-based Buffer Overflow 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 handling of NTLM challenge requests. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the service account. . Was ZDI-CAN-17515.