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Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2022 15:59:14 -0500
From: John Helmert III <ajak@...too.org>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: Exim < 4.95 heap overflow

On Sat, Aug 06, 2022 at 10:46:42PM +0300, Evgeny Legerov wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> 
> Here is another bug which has been silently fixed in Exim.
> 
> It has not been recognized as a security issue, many distros still don't 
> have this patch.

Why do you say it hasn't been recognized as a security issue? Distros
don't usually have a way of knowing about a vulnerability that needs
patching without a CVE. Have you requested a CVE?

> Original report + patch  is here - 
> https://github.com/Exim/exim/commit/d4bc023436e4cce7c23c5f8bb5199e178b4cc743

That commit does not seem like an original report.

> Analysis of the bug  - https://github.com/ivd38/exim_overflow
> 
> I don't post here because it is huge snippet of code.
> 
> 
> regards,
> 
> -e
> 
> 
> 

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