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Debian 8: DLA-1911-1 Moderate: Exim4 Buffer Overflow Exploit

debian lts
Calendar Grey September 6, 2019
Dist Debian Esm H88
A vulnerability in the TLS component of Exim may allow for arbitrary code execution due to buffer overflow. It's crucial to update exim4 to remediate this threat.
"Zerons" and Qualys discovered that a buffer overflow triggerable in the TLS negotiation code of the Exim mail transport agent could result in the execution of arbitrary code with ...
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security advisory buffer overflow debian package update arbitrary code execution TLS negotiation exim4

Summary


For Debian 8 "Jessie", this problem has been fixed in version
4.84.2-2+deb8u6.

We recommend that you upgrade your exim4 packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS



Package: exim4
Version: 4.84.2-2+deb8u6
CVE ID: CVE-2019-15846

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security advisory buffer overflow debian package update arbitrary code execution TLS negotiation exim4

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