2.1
CVSSv2

CVE-2017-1000369

Published: 19/06/2017 Updated: 12/12/2019
CVSS v2 Base Score: 2.1 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
CVSS v3 Base Score: 4 | Impact Score: 1.4 | Exploitability Score: 2.5
VMScore: 188
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Summary

Exim supports the use of multiple "-p" command line arguments which are malloc()'ed and never free()'ed, used in conjunction with other issues allows malicious users to cause arbitrary code execution. This affects exim version 4.89 and previous versions. Please note that at this time upstream has released a patch (commit 65e061b76867a9ea7aeeb535341b790b90ae6c21), but it is not known if a new point release is available that addresses this issue at this time.

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Exim could be made to run programs as an administrator ...
Exim supports the use of multiple "-p" command line arguments which are malloc()'ed and never free()'ed, used in conjunction with other issues allows attackers to cause arbitrary code execution This affects exim version 489 and earlier Please note that at this time upstream has released a patch (commit 65e061b76867a9ea7aeeb535341b790b90ae6c21), ...
An uncontrolled resource consumption flaw has been discovered in Exim before 4891 The use of multiple "-p" command line arguments which are malloc()'ed and never free()'ed results in leaking memory While Exim itself is not vulnerable to privilege escalation, this particular flaw can be used by the stackguard vulnerability to achieve privilege e ...