FS#63946 - [exim] <4.92.3 CVE-2019-16928 (RCE)

Attached to Project: Community Packages
Opened by Pascal Ernster (hardfalcon) - Sunday, 29 September 2019, 05:36 GMT
Last edited by Ivy Foster (escondida) - Friday, 11 October 2019, 20:09 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Security
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture All
Severity Critical
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Upstream has released exim 4.92.3, which fixes CVE-2019-16928 (an RCE using a heap-based buffer overflow, exploited by using an extraordinarily long EHLO string):

https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2449
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/28/1
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/28/4

Since this is a critical security vulnerability, I've chosen to not just flag the package as "out of date", but to also file a security bug to alert the security team.
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Closed by  Ivy Foster (escondida)
Friday, 11 October 2019, 20:09 GMT
Reason for closing:  Implemented
Additional comments about closing:  antrhaxx uploaded 4.92.3.
Comment by Ivy Foster (escondida) - Friday, 11 October 2019, 20:09 GMT
4.92.3 is in [community] now. Thanks, anthraxx!

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