Exim supports the use of multiple "-p" command line arguments which are malloc()'ed and never free()'ed, used in conjunction with other issues allows attackers to cause arbitrary code execution. This affects exim version 4.89 and earlier. Please note that at this time upstream has released a patch (commit 65e061b76867a9ea7aeeb535341b790b90ae6c21), but it is not known if a new point release is available that addresses this issue at this time.
CVE-2017-1000369
Score 4.0 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 4.0; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 4.0
- EG Score
- 4.0(medium)
- EPSS
- 40.9%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 19, 2017
Last Modified
May 13, 2026
References (14)
- cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3888
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99252
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038779
- cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000369
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/Exim/exim/commit/65e061b76867a9ea7aeeb535341b790b90ae6c21
- cve@mitrehttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-19
- cve@mitrehttps://www.qualys.com/2017/06/19/stack-clash/stack-clash.txt
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3888
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99252
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038779
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000369
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/Exim/exim/commit/65e061b76867a9ea7aeeb535341b790b90ae6c21
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-19
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.qualys.com/2017/06/19/stack-clash/stack-clash.txt
Patch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | exim4-daemon-light (4.88-5ubuntu1.1) @ zesty | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
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