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CVE-2017-16944
HIGH · CVSS 7.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-11-25T17:29:00.307 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:10:11.463

Summary

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.

Affected products

exim — exim

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References

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