Security News > 2018 > March > Exim vulnerability opens 400,000 servers to remote code execution
2018-03-07 17:46
If you’re using the Exim mail transfer agent on your Internet-connected Unix-like systems and you haven’t yet upgraded to version 4.90.1, now is the time to do it as all previous versions contain a vulnerability that can be exploited to achieve remote code execution. About the Exim remote code execution vulnerability The buffer overflow vulnerability in the base64 decode function of Exim (CVE-2018-6789) was discovered and reported by Meh Chang of the DEVCORE research team … More → The post Exim vulnerability opens 400,000 servers to remote code execution appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Related Vulnerability
| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-08 | CVE-2018-6789 | Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in multiple products An issue was discovered in the base64d function in the SMTP listener in Exim before 4.90.1. | 9.8 |