CVE-2014-2957

Publication date 4 September 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

The dmarc_process function in dmarc.c in Exim before 4.82.1, when EXPERIMENTAL_DMARC is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the From header in an email, which is passed to the expand_string function.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
exim4	14.04 LTS trusty	Ignored
	13.10 saucy	Ignored
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected

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Notes

jdstrand

EXPERIMENTAL_DMARC not enabled, ignoring

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20140528.122536.a31d60a4.en.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/28
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2957