Use-after-free vulnerability in Exim SMTP daemon allows remote code execution or denial of service via BDAT commands

CVE-2017-16943 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

The receive_msg function in receive.c in the SMTP daemon in Exim 4.88 and 4.89 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via vectors involving BDAT commands.

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