Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | CVE-2017-16943 | First vendor Publication | 2017-11-25 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2024-11-21 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | |||
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| Overall CVSS Score | 9.8 | ||
| Base Score | 9.8 | Environmental Score | 9.8 |
| impact SubScore | 5.9 | Temporal Score | 9.8 |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | 3.9 | ||
| Attack Vector | Network | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None | User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged | Confidentiality Impact | High |
| Integrity Impact | High | Availability Impact | High |
| Calculate full CVSS 3.0 Vectors scores | |||
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
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| Cvss Base Score | 7.5 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
| Calculate full CVSS 2.0 Vectors scores | |||
Detail
| 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. |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-16943 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-416 | Use After Free |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 2 | |
| Os | 1 |
Snort® IPS/IDS
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2019-09-26 | Exim malformed BDAT code execution attempt RuleID : 51301 - Revision : 1 - Type : SERVER-OTHER |
| 2018-01-03 | Exim malformed BDAT code execution attempt RuleID : 45046 - Revision : 5 - Type : SERVER-OTHER |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2018-03-07 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201803-01.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2018-01-15 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2017-0053bb9719.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-12-26 | Name : The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update. File : ala_ALAS-2017-932.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-12-14 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2017-1342.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-12-13 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2017-0032baa7d7.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-12-01 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-4053.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-11-29 | Name : The remote mail server is potentially affected by a remote code execution flaw. File : exim_bdat_chunk_uaf.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-11-28 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-3493-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Sources (Detail)
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2024-11-28 13:04:40 |
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| 2021-05-05 00:22:57 |
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| 2021-05-04 12:59:36 |
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| 2021-04-22 02:13:30 |
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| 2020-05-23 00:58:05 |
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| 2019-08-02 21:19:36 |
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| 2017-12-15 13:23:45 |
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| 2017-12-14 13:23:32 |
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| 2017-12-08 00:22:06 |
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| 2017-12-02 13:23:48 |
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| 2017-12-02 09:21:47 |
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| 2017-11-30 13:23:42 |
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| 2017-11-29 13:24:01 |
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| 2017-11-27 09:21:28 |
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| 2017-11-26 09:22:08 |
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