CVE-2017-16943
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-11-25 17:00
Modified
2024-08-05 20:43
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
Summary
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.
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