CVE-2023-42114
mediumpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.269 · 98 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Exim NTLM Challenge Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Exim. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of NTLM challenge requests. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated data structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose information in the context of the service account. . Was ZDI-CAN-17433.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.7–5.3
ssvc
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affected products (17)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-2505Exim: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-09-27csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Exim ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen oder Informationen offenzulegen.
also known as (6)
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sources
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references (6)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2023-42114cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-42114/cnnvd
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1468/cnnvd
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1468/enisa_euvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00002.htmlnvd
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1468/Third Party Advisorynvd
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