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CVE-2017-16944
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…
High7.5EPSS 63.4%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 63.4% · top 0.8% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (9)
- https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20171125.034842.d1d75cac.en.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/25/3 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2201 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/25/1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 1039873 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/25/2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- DSA-4053 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 43184 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20210504 21Nails: Multiple vulnerabilities in Exim (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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