UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2957

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2957

    Published: 4 Sept 2014Last Modified: 3 Jun 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-2957

    Summary:

    Details: The dmarc_process function in dmarc.c in Exim before 4.82.1, when EXPERIMENTAL_DMARC is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the From header in an email, which is passed to the expand_string function.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-2957, https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20140528.122536.a31d60a4.en.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/28, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2957

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: exim4

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/exim4?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy%2Ftrusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    4.80-7ubuntu3

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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