ZeroHour

CVE-2017-16944

PoC
CVSS 3.0
7.5 high
EPSS
63%p99
Published
()
Modified
Description

The receive_msg function in receive.c in the SMTP daemon in Exim 4.88 and 4.89 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and stack exhaustion) via vectors involving BDAT commands and an improper check for a '.' character signifying the end of the content, related to the bdat_getc function.

Vendors
eximdebian
Products
exim, debian linux
Weakness
CWE-835
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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