CVE-2023-42116

CRITICAL

Exim < 4.96.1 - Unauthenticated Stack-based Buffer Overflow via NTLM Challenge Request

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Exim SMTP Challenge Stack-based Buffer Overflow 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 specific flaw exists within the handling of NTLM challenge requests. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the service account. . Was ZDI-CAN-17515.

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0316
EPSS Percentile 86.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-121
Status published
Products (1)
exim/exim < 4.96.1
Published May 03, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026