X-Git-Url: https://git.exim.org/exim-website.git/blobdiff_plain/493dcbff2406341c9a88af49eb322face5909b02..dafbf397e6d3462ef3c8a7d356b269604d9e044f:/templates/static/doc/security/CVE-2018-6789.txt diff --git a/templates/static/doc/security/CVE-2018-6789.txt b/templates/static/doc/security/CVE-2018-6789.txt index 68f59ed..3db7935 100644 --- a/templates/static/doc/security/CVE-2018-6789.txt +++ b/templates/static/doc/security/CVE-2018-6789.txt @@ -1,25 +1,16 @@ CVE-2018-6789 ============= -There is a buffer overflow in an utility function, if some pre-conditions -are met. Using a handcrafted message, remote code execution seems to be -possible. +There is a buffer overflow in base64d(), if some pre-conditions are met. +Using a handcrafted message, remote code execution seems to be possible. A patch exists already and is being tested. Currently we're unsure about the severity, we *believe*, an exploit is difficult. A mitigation isn't known. -Next steps: - -* t0: Distros will get access to our "security" non-public git repo - (based on the SSH keys known to us) -* t0 +7d: Patch will be published on the official public git repo - -t0 will be around 2018-02-08. - Timeline (UTC) --------- +-------------- * 2018-02-05 Report from Meh Chang via exim-security mailing list * 2018-02-06 Request CVE on https://cveform.mitre.org/ (heiko) @@ -28,3 +19,5 @@ Timeline (UTC) mailing lists and on oss-security mailing list * 2018-02-08 16:50 Grant restricted access to the security repo for distro maintainers +* 2018-02-09 One distro breaks the embargo +* 2018-02-10 18:00 Grant public access to the our official git repo.