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SUSE: CVE-2018-6789: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2018-6789: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/08/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
02/20/2018
Modified
05/03/2022

Description

An issue was discovered in the base64d function in the SMTP listener in Exim before 4.90.1. By sending a handcrafted message, a buffer overflow may happen. This can be used to execute code remotely.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-exim
  • suse-upgrade-eximon
  • suse-upgrade-eximstats-html
  • suse-upgrade-libspf2-2
  • suse-upgrade-libspf2-devel
  • suse-upgrade-libspf2-tools

References

  • DSA-4110
  • USN-3565-1
  • CVE-2018-6789

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