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CVE-2018-6789

CRITICAL ⌖ ON CISA KEV · EXPLOITED
DETAIL
SourceCISA-KEV · kev Published2021-11-03 Referencehttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6789 ↗
⚡ RCE ⌖ EXPLOITED IN THE WILD SHAME 95/100 ransomwarerceexploited-in-wild

Exim's base64d function contained a buffer overflow vulnerability exploited in the wild, potentially enabling remote code execution.

▸ RECOMMENDED ACTION  Actively exploited (CISA KEV) — remediate now, ahead of your normal patch cycle.

PLAYERS IMPLICATED
Exim · vendorExim · product
DESCRIPTION

Exim contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the base64d function part of the SMTP listener that may allow for remote code execution.

SENTIMENT · TRUSTED SOURCES
synthesis severe-fallout -0.70
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cooey ↗ severe-fallout -0.70
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AFFECTED FEDRAMP PRODUCTS · 0
No correlated FedRAMP products.