Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:201716944000
Revision Date:2017-11-25Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-16944 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - medium.
Description:The receive_msg function in receive.c in the SMTP daemon in Exim 4.88 and 4.89 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and stack exhaustion) via vectors involving BDAT commands and an improper check for a '.' character signifying the end of the content, related to the bdat_getc function.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-16944
Platform(s):Ubuntu 17.10
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) is installed.
  • AND The 'exim4' package in artful was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.89-5ubuntu1.2').
  • BACK