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Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 13:34:45 +0200
From: Marcus Meissner <meissner@...e.de>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: CVE Request: exim STARTTLS fix
On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 07:24:03AM -0400, Josh Bressers wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> > Hi,
> >
> > while reviewing EXIM git for the last security issues, I also found the
> > STARTTLS fix:
> >
> > http://git.exim.org/exim.git/commitdiff/da80c2a8ed49427334af613c00df65ae301cacdd
> >
> > Is fixed with exim 4.76 apparently.
> >
>
> That commit suggests it's not an issue, but rather some extra paranoid
> buffer wiping. Is there a reason to believe this is a problem?
>
> I'd rather not assign an ID if it's not needed.
Rereading the comment added ... It seems not to be an active security issue.
Sorry for being alarming, no CVE required. ;)
Ciao, Marcus
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