CVE-2023-42118 is an integer-underflow vulnerability in Exim's libspf2 SPF macro parsing. Insufficient validation of attacker-controlled SPF macro data can cause an integer underflow before a subsequent memory write, enabling memory corruption and potentially arbitrary code execution. The issue is also tracked as ZDI-23-1472.
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High-severity Exim remote-code-execution vulnerability requiring use of the SPF condition in an access-control list (ACL).
One of six reported Exim vulnerabilities affecting Exim versions before 4.96.1 and 4.97; at the time of the content it was still under investigation and only mitigating protective measures were available.
One of six reported Exim vulnerabilities affecting Exim versions before 4.96.1 and 4.97; at the time of the content it was still under investigation and only mitigating measures were available.
Vulnérabilité dans la bibliothèque libspf2 incluse dans Exim permettant à un attaquant adjacent au réseau de tenter une exécution de code arbitraire.
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