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CVE-2017-1000369

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-1000369 describes a memory leak vulnerability in Exim versions 4.89 and earlier, where repeated use of the "-p" command-line argument leads to unfreed memory allocations. This flaw, when combined with other unspecified issues, could enable an attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.0 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and a potential impact on integrity, though confidentiality and availability are not directly affected. While a patch has been released by upstream, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.87.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.88CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.88:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.88CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.88:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.88CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.88:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.88CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.88:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

4.0MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.5
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.53%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
41.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0053 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 3,052 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (3)

github_advisoryworkaround availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: exim

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-1000369Low

Exim: Privilege escalation via multiple memory leaks

Jun 19, 2017

References

access.redhat.com / security/cve/CVE-2017-1000369
Vendor Advisory
github.com / Exim/exim/commit/65e061b76867a9ea7aeeb535341b790b90ae6c21
MitigationThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201709-19
Third Party Advisory
qualys.com / 2017/06/19/stack-clash/stack-clash.txt
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3888
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/99252
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038779
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry