Amazon Linux AMI update for exim



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2014-2972
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Amazon Linux AMI
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Amazon Web Services

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU41356

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2972

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

expand.c in Exim before 4.83 expands mathematical comparisons twice, which allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary commands via a crafted lookup value.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages:

i686:
    exim-mon-4.72-6.6.amzn1.i686
    exim-debuginfo-4.72-6.6.amzn1.i686
    exim-mysql-4.72-6.6.amzn1.i686
    exim-greylist-4.72-6.6.amzn1.i686
    exim-pgsql-4.72-6.6.amzn1.i686
    exim-4.72-6.6.amzn1.i686

src:
    exim-4.72-6.6.amzn1.src

x86_64:
    exim-pgsql-4.72-6.6.amzn1.x86_64
    exim-mon-4.72-6.6.amzn1.x86_64
    exim-greylist-4.72-6.6.amzn1.x86_64
    exim-4.72-6.6.amzn1.x86_64
    exim-debuginfo-4.72-6.6.amzn1.x86_64
    exim-mysql-4.72-6.6.amzn1.x86_64

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2014-395.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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