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High USN-6455-1 2 CVEs

exim4 vulnerabilities

Published Oct 26, 2023 · Updated Jun 29, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that Exim incorrectly handled validation of user-supplied
data, which could lead to memory corruption. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-42117)

It was discovered that Exim incorrectly handled validation of user-supplied
data, which could lead to an out-of-bounds read. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2023-42119)

Fixed packages 5

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS exim4 4.93-13ubuntu1.9
Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS exim4 4.95-4ubuntu2.4
Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS exim4 4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm7
Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS exim4 4.86.2-2ubuntu2.6+esm5
Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS exim4 4.90.1-1ubuntu1.10+esm2

Vulnerabilities 2

  • High 8.1

    Exim Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    Exim Improper Neutralization of Special Elements 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 spe…

  • Low 3.1

    Exim dnsdb Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

    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 spe…

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-42117
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-42119