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CVE-2023-42115

Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
0.09961
Risk score
42.69
CISA KEV
No
PoC
No
Published
2024-05-03
Modified
2024-09-20
First seen
2026-08-07
Aliases
EUVD-2023-46574, GHSA-67RJ-8F2H-26FC
Products
exim:exim exim 4.95
Sources
euvd EUVD-2023-46574

Description

Exim AUTH Out-Of-Bounds Write 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 smtp service, which listens on TCP port 25 by default. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the service account. . Was ZDI-CAN-17434.

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