Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2022-37451 (CCN-233014)

Assigned:2021-08-06
Published:2021-08-06
Updated:2022-09-29
Summary:Exim before 4.96 has an invalid free in pam_converse in auths/call_pam.c because store_free is not used after store_malloc.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
6.5 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
7.5 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
6.5 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.8 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-763
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2022-37451

Source: MISC
Type: Third Party Advisory
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/762.html

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
exim-cve202237451-dos(233014)

Source: CCN
Type: Exim GIT Repository
Fix PAM auth. Bug 2813

Source: MISC
Type: Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Exim/exim/commit/51be321b27825c01829dffd90f11bfff256f7e42

Source: MISC
Type: Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Exim/exim/compare/exim-4.95...exim-4.96

Source: MISC
Type: Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Exim/exim/wiki/EximSecurity

Source: MISC
Type: Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ivd38/exim_invalid_free

Source: MISC
Type: Mailing List, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20220625.141825.d6de6074.en.html

Source: FEDORA
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
FEDORA-2022-1ca1d22165

Source: FEDORA
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
FEDORA-2022-f9a8388e62

Source: CCN
Type: Exim Web site
Exim

Source: MISC
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/

Source: CCN
Type: oss-sec Mailing List, Sat, 6 Aug 2022 12:06:36 +0300
Exim 4.95 invalid free

Source: MISC
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/06/1

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:exim:exim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version < 4.96)

  • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    exim exim *
    fedoraproject fedora 35
    fedoraproject fedora 36