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    CVE-2022-3620

    A vulnerability was found in Exim and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function dmarc_dns_lookup of the file dmarc.c of the component DMARC Handler. The manipulation leads to use after free. The attack may be initiated remotely. The name of the patch is 12fb3842f81bcbd4a4519d5728f2d7e0e3ca1445. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211919.

    Published:Oct 20, 2022
    Last Modified:May 23, 2025
    EPS:Oct 20, 2022
    EPSS Score:0.00293
    CVSS Score:5.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Exim
    Product
    Exim
    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Fedora

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    https://git.exim.org/exim.git/commit/12fb3842f81bcbd4a4519d5728f2d7e0e3ca1445
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/667V3ADXQ2MHUJMSXA3VZZEWLVSCIBEU/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EIH4W5R7SHTUEQFWWKB4TUO5YFZX64KV/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XV2K2AWF62FSJ64B5CUZPFT4COK7P5PM/
    https://vuldb.com/?id.211919
    https://git.exim.org/exim.git/commit/12fb3842f81bcbd4a4519d5728f2d7e0e3ca1445
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/667V3ADXQ2MHUJMSXA3VZZEWLVSCIBEU/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EIH4W5R7SHTUEQFWWKB4TUO5YFZX64KV/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XV2K2AWF62FSJ64B5CUZPFT4COK7P5PM/
    https://vuldb.com/?id.211919

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Integrity
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    Low
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    Availability
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