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DEBIAN-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 ha...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

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.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 exim4

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.90.1-1"}]}]

Debian:13 exim4

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.90.1-1"}]}]

Debian:14 exim4

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.90.1-1"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org