UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2957

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-2957
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2957.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2957
Upstream
Published
2014-09-04T17:55:00Z
Modified
2026-06-03T22:06:16Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - negligible
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / exim4

Package

Name
exim4
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/exim4?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy%2Ftrusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*
4.80-7ubuntu3
4.80-7ubuntu4
4.80-9ubuntu1
4.80-9ubuntu2
4.82-3ubuntu1
4.82-3ubuntu2
4.82-3ubuntu2.1
4.82-3ubuntu2.2
4.82-3ubuntu2.3
4.82-3ubuntu2.4
4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm1
4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm2
4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm3
4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm4
4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm6
4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm7
4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm8
4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm9

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "exim4",
            "binary_version": "4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "exim4-base",
            "binary_version": "4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "exim4-config",
            "binary_version": "4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "exim4-daemon-heavy",
            "binary_version": "4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "exim4-daemon-light",
            "binary_version": "4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "eximon4",
            "binary_version": "4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm9"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2957.json"