| Name | CVE-2014-2957 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| exim4 (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 4.84.2-2+deb8u12 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 4.89-2+deb9u8 | fixed |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 4.89-2+deb9u13 | fixed |
| buster, buster (lts) | 4.92-8+deb10u10 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 4.92-8+deb10u9 | fixed |
| bullseye | 4.94.2-7+deb11u3 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 4.94.2-7+deb11u4 | fixed |
| bookworm | 4.96-15+deb12u6 | fixed |
| bookworm (security) | 4.96-15+deb12u5 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 4.98-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| exim4 | source | squeeze | (not affected) | | | |
| exim4 | source | wheezy | (not affected) | | | |
| exim4 | source | (unstable) | 4.82.1-1 | unimportant | | |
Notes
[squeeze] - exim4 <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced in 4.82)
[wheezy] - exim4 <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced in 4.82)
https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20140528.122536.a31d60a4.en.html
EXPERIMENTAL_DMARC not enabled