USN-6455-1

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    USN-6455-1

    Published: 26 Oct 2023Last Modified: 29 Jun 2026

    Summary: exim4 vulnerabilities

    Details: It was discovered that Exim incorrectly handled validation of user-supplied data, which could lead to memory corruption. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-42117) It was discovered that Exim incorrectly handled validation of user-supplied data, which could lead to an out-of-bounds read. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2023-42119)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6455-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-42117, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-42119

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: exim4

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/exim4?arch=source&distro=trusty%2Fesm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm7

    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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