CVE-2023-42115 CRITICAL

CVE-2023-42115: Exim AUTH Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor Exim
Product Exim
Weakness CWE-787
Published May 3, 2024
Last update September 20, 2024

CVSS base score

9.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 3, 2024 CVE published
September 20, 2024 Record updated