Debian: DSA-2232-1: exim4 security update
Debian: DSA-2232-1: exim4 security update
It was discovered that Exim, the default mail transport agent in Debian, uses DKIM data obtain from DNS directly in a format string, potentially allowing malicious mail senders to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2011-1764)
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2232-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Florian Weimer May 06, 2011 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : exim4 Vulnerability : format string vulnerability Problem type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2011-1764 Debian Bug : 624670 It was discovered that Exim, the default mail transport agent in Debian, uses DKIM data obtain from DNS directly in a format string, potentially allowing malicious mail senders to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2011-1764) The oldstable distribution (lenny) is not affected by this problem because it does not contain DKIM support. For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 4.72-6+squeeze1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 4.75-3. We recommend that you upgrade your exim4 packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.