Heap-based buffer overflow in Exim - CVE-2022-37452
Published: August 22, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU66691
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-37452
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Exim
Affected software:
Exim
Exim
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error for the alias list within the host_name_lookup() function in host.c when the sender_host_name is set. A remote attacker can initiate a connection to the affected server, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-37452
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/
- https://github.com/ivd38/exim_overflow
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/06/8
- https://github.com/Exim/exim/commit/d4bc023436e4cce7c23c5f8bb5199e178b4cc743
- https://github.com/Exim/exim/wiki/EximSecurity
- https://github.com/Exim/exim/compare/exim-4.94...exim-4.95