CVE-2017-16943
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 46.7% (pctl 99)
Patch early
EPSS 46.7% — above the 10% action threshold.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 46.71% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-416 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2017-11-25 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian linux |
| exim | exim |
References
- 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.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/04/7
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039872
- https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2199
- https://git.exim.org/exim.git/commit/4090d62a4b25782129cc1643596dc2f6e8f63bde
- https://git.exim.org/exim.git/commitdiff/4e6ae6235c68de243b1c2419027472d7659aa2b4
- https://github.com/LetUsFsck/PoC-Exploit-Mirror/tree/master/CVE-2017-16944
- https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20171125.034842.d1d75cac.en.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4053
- 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.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/04/7
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039872
- https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2199
- https://git.exim.org/exim.git/commit/4090d62a4b25782129cc1643596dc2f6e8f63bde
- https://git.exim.org/exim.git/commitdiff/4e6ae6235c68de243b1c2419027472d7659aa2b4
- https://github.com/LetUsFsck/PoC-Exploit-Mirror/tree/master/CVE-2017-16944
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