CVE-2017-1000369
Reported by mitre · Published June 19, 2017
Exim supports the use of multiple "-p" command line arguments which are malloc()'ed and never free()'ed, used in conjunction with other issues allows attackers to cause arbitrary code execution. This affects exim version 4.89 and earlier. Please note that at this time upstream has released a patch (commit 65e061b76867a9ea7aeeb535341b790b90ae6c21), but it is not known if a new point release is available that addresses this issue at this time.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| exim | Arch Linux | 4.89.1-1 |
| exim | exim | 4.87.1 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| arch | exim | 0 |
| n/a | n/a | * |
| alpine | exim | 0 |
Timeline
- Jun 19, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
- Jun 28, 2021 PoC Published (18 in total, the first dated here)
- Sep 8, 2025 CVE Updated
- Mar 5, 2026 Distribution Patch (4 in total, the first dated here)
- Mar 5, 2026 Security Advisory (10 in total, the first dated here)
- Oct 4, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
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References
- x_refsource_MISC
- 1038779 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- 99252 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- x_refsource_CONFIRM
- GLSA-201709-19 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- x_refsource_MISC
- DSA-3888 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN