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CVE

CVE-2018-6789

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.
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CVE

CVE-2018-6789

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.

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.

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CVSS Version

Severity
Base Score
CVSS Version
Score Vector
C
H
U
9.8
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3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
C
H
U
0
-
3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
C
H
U
-

Related Resources

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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103049, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040461, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-6789, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/02/10/2, http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162959/Exim-base64d-Buffer-Overflow.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/02/07/2, https://devco.re/blog/2018/03/06/exim-off-by-one-RCE-exploiting-CVE-2018-6789-en/, https://exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2018-6789.txt, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00009.html, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3565-1/, https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4110, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44571/, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45671/, https://git.exim.org/exim.git/commit/cf3cd306062a08969c41a1cdd32c6855f1abecf1

Severity

9.8

CVSS Score
0
10

Basic Information

Ecosystem
Base CVSS
9.8
EPSS Probability
0.86439%
EPSS Percentile
0.99388%
Introduced Version
0
Fix Available
062990cc1b2f9e5d82a413b53c8f0569075de700,4.89-2+deb9u3,4.84.2-2+deb8u5,4.90.1-1,4.90.1-r0,0:4.90.1-2.14.amzn1

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