CVE-2025-67896
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2025-67896 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2025-12-14 04:15:50 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-10-14 13:10:00 UTC |
| Description | Exim before 4.99.1, with certain non-default rate-limit configurations, allows a remote heap-based buffer overflow because database records are cast directly to internal structures without validation. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-122 | CWE-122 CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 9.8 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 7 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L |
| 3.1 | CNA | CVSS | 7 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/12/14/1 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Mailing List |
| exim.org/static/doc/security | [email protected] | exim.org | Vendor Advisory |
| www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/12/18/3 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Mailing List |
| www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/12/11/2 | [email protected] | www.openwall.com | Mailing List |
| exim.org/static/doc/security/EXIM-Security-2025-12-09.1/report.txt | [email protected] | exim.org | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.