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FreeBSD: VID-E917CABA-E291-11E9-89F1-152FED202BB7: Exim -- heap-based buffer overflow in string_vformat leading to RCE

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FreeBSD: VID-E917CABA-E291-11E9-89F1-152FED202BB7: Exim -- heap-based buffer overflow in string_vformat leading to RCE

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/28/2019
Created
10/01/2019
Added
09/29/2019
Modified
09/30/2019

Description

Exim developers team report:

There is a heap overflow in string_vformat().Using a EHLO message, remote code

execution seems to be possible.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-exim

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