Out-of-bounds read in Exim - CVE-2023-42119

Vulnerability identifier: #VU81256

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42119

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in dnsdb implementation. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the server, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Exim
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
Ubuntu
SmartFabric Storage Software
exim4-daemon-light (Ubuntu package)
exim4-daemon-heavy (Ubuntu package)
exim4 (Ubuntu package)
exim
mail-mta/exim

Install update from vendor's website.

Exim - addressed in versions 4.96.1, 4.97
SmartFabric Storage Software - update to 1.4.3
exim4-daemon-light (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 4.93-13ubuntu1.9, 4.95-4ubuntu2.4, 4.96-14ubuntu1.3, 4.96-17ubuntu2.1
exim4-daemon-heavy (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 4.93-13ubuntu1.9, 4.95-4ubuntu2.4, 4.96-14ubuntu1.3, 4.96-17ubuntu2.1
exim4 (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.95-4ubuntu2.10
exim - addressed in versions 4.96.1-1.el7, 4.96.1-1.el8, 4.96.1-1.el9, 4.96.1-1.fc37, 4.96.1-1.fc38, 4.96.1-1.fc39, 4.96.1-1.fc40
mail-mta/exim - update to 4.97.1

• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1473/
• https://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2023-zdi.txt

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Exim
• Fedora 40 update for exim
• Fedora 39 update for exim
• Fedora 38 update for exim
• Fedora 37 update for exim
• Fedora EPEL 9 update for exim
• Fedora EPEL 8 update for exim
• Fedora EPEL 7 update for exim
• Ubuntu update for exim4
• Gentoo update for Exim
• Dell SmartFabric Storage Software update for third-party components
• Ubuntu update for exim4