CVE-2023-42119 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2023-42119

Exim dnsdb Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Vulnerability Description

Exim dnsdb Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Exim. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the smtp service, which listens on TCP port 25 by default. 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 buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the service account. . Was ZDI-CAN-17643.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Exim
Vulnerable Versions:
exim 4.96-RC0-14-24b8ed847-XX

Timeline

Official Publish: May 3rd, 2024
Last Modified: November 3rd, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)