CVE-2023-42119 LOW

CVE-2023-42119: Exim dnsdb Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Vendor Exim
Product Exim
Weakness CWE-125
Published May 3, 2024
Last update November 3, 2025

CVSS base score

3.1/10
Attack vector Adjacent
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Exim dnsdb Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to disclose sensitive information 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 read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the service account. . Was ZDI-CAN-17643.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 3, 2024 CVE published
November 3, 2025 Record updated