CVE-2023-42116
CRITICALExim < 4.96.1 - Unauthenticated Stack-based Buffer Overflow via NTLM Challenge Request
Title source: llmDescription
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
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_research-advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1470/
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