Infinite loop in exim (Alpine package)

1) Infinite loop

EUVDB-ID: #VU9428

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16944

CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to infinite loop in bdat_getc(). A remote attacker can connect to the SMTP service, send a specially crafted BDAT command, consume all available stack memory and cause the service to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

exim (Alpine package): 4.89-r7

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:exim_alpine_package:4.89-r7:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.6

External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=3cf81f9927c2ca7bbe6e3419fbab2eec08a9e8cb
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=c6ea9f9f7a7f5f3a5007438e551d8d444e96d5d9

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.