[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fE2qN9vOCPe-06HoEcgFZxvm1RQPyAKNsvZXEOAoW9Jg":3,"g5a-risk:CVE-2017-16943":188},{"success":4,"data":5,"meta":186},true,{"cveId":6,"title":7,"description":8,"shortDescription":9,"publishedDate":10,"lastModified":11,"cvssScore":12,"cvssVector":13,"cvssMetrics":14,"epssScore":39,"epssPercentile":15,"epssTimeSeries":40,"severity":41,"affectedProducts":42,"affectedProductsCount":55,"references":56,"referencesCount":123,"weaknesses":124,"weaknessesCount":133,"isActivelyExploited":134,"cisaInfo":15,"otxData":15,"relatedBlogPosts":135,"seoMetadata":136,"configurations":161,"relatedVendorCves":177,"notableEvents":178},"CVE-2017-16943","What is CVE-2017-16943?","The receive_msg function in receive.c in the SMTP daemon in Exim 4.88 and 4.89 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via vectors involving BDAT commands.","The receive_msg function in receive.c in the SMTP daemon in Exim 4.88 and 4.89 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service...","2017-11-25T17:29:00.26","2025-04-20T01:37:25.86",9.8,"CVSS:3.0\u002FAV:N\u002FAC:L\u002FPR:N\u002FUI:N\u002FS:U\u002FC:H\u002FI:H\u002FA:H",{"CVSSMetricV31":15,"CVSSMetricV30":16,"CVSSMetricV2":30,"CVSSMetricV40":15},null,[17],{"Source":18,"Type":19,"CVSSData":20,"ExploitabilityScore":28,"ImpactScore":29},"nvd@nist.gov","Primary",{"Version":21,"VectorString":13,"AttackVector":22,"AttackComplexity":23,"PrivilegesRequired":24,"UserInteraction":24,"Scope":25,"ConfidentialityImpact":26,"IntegrityImpact":26,"AvailabilityImpact":26,"BaseScore":12,"BaseSeverity":27,"ExploitCodeMaturity":15,"RemediationLevel":15,"ReportConfidence":15,"TemporalScore":15,"TemporalSeverity":15,"ConfidentialityRequirement":15,"IntegrityRequirement":15,"AvailabilityRequirement":15,"ModifiedAttackVector":15,"ModifiedAttackComplexity":15,"ModifiedPrivilegesRequired":15,"ModifiedUserInteraction":15,"ModifiedScope":15,"ModifiedConfidentialityImpact":15,"ModifiedIntegrityImpact":15,"ModifiedAvailabilityImpact":15,"EnvironmentalScore":15,"EnvironmentalSeverity":15},"3.0","NETWORK","LOW","NONE","UNCHANGED","HIGH","CRITICAL",3.9,5.9,[31],{"Source":18,"Type":19,"CVSSData":32,"BaseSeverity":26,"ExploitabilityScore":37,"ImpactScore":38,"ACInsufInfo":15,"ObtainAllPrivilege":15,"ObtainUserPrivilege":15,"ObtainOtherPrivilege":15,"UserInteractionRequired":15},{"Version":33,"VectorString":34,"AccessVector":22,"AccessComplexity":23,"Authentication":24,"ConfidentialityImpact":35,"IntegrityImpact":35,"AvailabilityImpact":35,"BaseScore":36,"BaseSeverity":15,"Exploitability":15,"RemediationLevel":15,"ReportConfidence":15,"TemporalScore":15,"CollateralDamagePotential":15,"TargetDistribution":15,"ConfidentialityRequirement":15,"IntegrityRequirement":15,"AvailabilityRequirement":15,"EnvironmentalScore":15},"2.0","AV:N\u002FAC:L\u002FAu:N\u002FC:P\u002FI:P\u002FA:P","PARTIAL",7.5,10,6.4,0.47149,[39,39,39,39,39,39,39],"Critical",[43,47,50],{"vendor":44,"product":44,"version":45,"criteria":46,"vulnerable":4},"exim","4.88","cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.88:-:*:*:*:*:*:*",{"vendor":44,"product":44,"version":48,"criteria":49,"vulnerable":4},"4.89","cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.89:-:*:*:*:*:*:*",{"vendor":51,"product":52,"version":53,"criteria":54,"vulnerable":4},"debian","debian_linux","9.0","cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",3,[57,62,65,68,71,77,83,87,90,94,97,101,103,105,107,109,111,113,115,117,119,121],{"url":58,"source":59,"tags":60},"http:\u002F\u002Fopenwall.com\u002Flists\u002Foss-security\u002F2017\u002F11\u002F25\u002F1","Openwall",[61],"Mailing List",{"url":63,"source":59,"tags":64},"http:\u002F\u002Fopenwall.com\u002Flists\u002Foss-security\u002F2017\u002F11\u002F25\u002F2",[61],{"url":66,"source":59,"tags":67},"http:\u002F\u002Fopenwall.com\u002Flists\u002Foss-security\u002F2017\u002F11\u002F25\u002F3",[61],{"url":69,"source":59,"tags":70},"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.openwall.com\u002Flists\u002Foss-security\u002F2021\u002F05\u002F04\u002F7",[],{"url":72,"source":73,"tags":74},"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.securitytracker.com\u002Fid\u002F1039872","Securitytracker",[75,76],"Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry",{"url":78,"source":79,"tags":80},"https:\u002F\u002Fbugs.exim.org\u002Fshow_bug.cgi?id=2199","Exim",[81,82],"Exploit","Issue Tracking",{"url":84,"source":79,"tags":85},"https:\u002F\u002Fgit.exim.org\u002Fexim.git\u002Fcommit\u002F4090d62a4b25782129cc1643596dc2f6e8f63bde",[86],"Patch",{"url":88,"source":79,"tags":89},"https:\u002F\u002Fgit.exim.org\u002Fexim.git\u002Fcommitdiff\u002F4e6ae6235c68de243b1c2419027472d7659aa2b4",[86],{"url":91,"source":92,"tags":93},"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FLetUsFsck\u002FPoC-Exploit-Mirror\u002Ftree\u002Fmaster\u002FCVE-2017-16944","GitHub",[81],{"url":95,"source":79,"tags":96},"https:\u002F\u002Flists.exim.org\u002Flurker\u002Fmessage\u002F20171125.034842.d1d75cac.en.html",[61],{"url":98,"source":99,"tags":100},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.debian.org\u002Fsecurity\u002F2017\u002Fdsa-4053","Debian",[75],{"url":58,"source":59,"tags":102},[61],{"url":63,"source":59,"tags":104},[61],{"url":66,"source":59,"tags":106},[61],{"url":69,"source":59,"tags":108},[],{"url":72,"source":73,"tags":110},[75,76],{"url":78,"source":79,"tags":112},[81,82],{"url":84,"source":79,"tags":114},[86],{"url":88,"source":79,"tags":116},[86],{"url":91,"source":92,"tags":118},[81],{"url":95,"source":79,"tags":120},[61],{"url":98,"source":99,"tags":122},[75],22,[125],{"id":126,"name":127,"description":128,"extendedDescription":129,"status":130,"abstraction":131,"structure":132},"CWE-416","Use After Free","The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory \"belongs\" to the code that operates on the new pointer.","","Stable","Variant","Simple",1,false,[],{"title":137,"metaDescription":138,"keywords":139,"canonicalUrl":140,"structuredData":141},"What is CVE-2017-16943? Vulnerability Analysis | Security Advisory | EdgeProtect","Comprehensive analysis of CVE-2017-16943, a critical severity cyber security vulnerability from 2017. High exploit probability (47.1%). The receive_msg funct...","CVE-2017-16943, CVE-2017-16943 vulnerability, CVE-2017-16943 security, critical severity vulnerability, cybersecurity, vulnerability analysis, security advisory, CVE database, threat intelligence, security research, vulnerability assessment, cyber threats, 2017, CVSS score, exploit, patch, remediation, exim security, debian security, exim vulnerability, debian_linux vulnerability, high risk vulnerability, actively exploited, exploit available","\u002Fwhat-is\u002Fcve-2017-16943",{"@context":142,"@type":143,"headline":137,"description":138,"datePublished":10,"dateModified":11,"author":144,"publisher":148,"about":152,"mainEntityOfPage":156,"articleSection":159,"keywords":160},"https:\u002F\u002Fschema.org","TechArticle",{"@type":145,"name":146,"url":147},"Organization","EdgeProtect","https:\u002F\u002Fedgeprotect.io",{"@type":145,"name":146,"url":147,"logo":149},{"@type":150,"url":151},"ImageObject","https:\u002F\u002Fedgeprotect.io\u002Fimg\u002Flogos\u002Fedgeprotect-logo-512.png",{"@type":153,"name":6,"description":154,"additionalType":155},"Thing","Cybersecurity Vulnerability","https:\u002F\u002Fschema.org\u002FSoftwareBug",{"@type":157,"@id":158},"WebPage","https:\u002F\u002Fedgeprotect.io\u002Fwhat-is\u002Fcve-2017-16943","Cybersecurity","CVE-2017-16943, CVE-2017-16943 vulnerability, CVE-2017-16943 security, critical severity vulnerability, cybersecurity, vulnerability analysis, security advisory, CVE database, threat intelligence, security research",[162,171],{"Operator":15,"Negate":15,"Nodes":163},[164],{"Operator":165,"Negate":15,"CPEMatch":166},"OR",[167,169],{"Vulnerable":4,"Criteria":46,"MatchCriteriaID":168,"VersionStartExcluding":15,"VersionStartIncluding":15,"VersionEndExcluding":15,"VersionEndIncluding":15},"144B3769-7408-4C7C-94EB-108CD2B238E4",{"Vulnerable":4,"Criteria":49,"MatchCriteriaID":170,"VersionStartExcluding":15,"VersionStartIncluding":15,"VersionEndExcluding":15,"VersionEndIncluding":15},"9B52AB04-BA19-42D7-811E-61BBABD0735F",{"Operator":15,"Negate":15,"Nodes":172},[173],{"Operator":165,"Negate":15,"CPEMatch":174},[175],{"Vulnerable":4,"Criteria":54,"MatchCriteriaID":176,"VersionStartExcluding":15,"VersionStartIncluding":15,"VersionEndExcluding":15,"VersionEndIncluding":15},"DEECE5FC-CACF-4496-A3E7-164736409252",[],[179],{"id":180,"eventType":181,"eventTime":182,"details":183,"label":184,"color":185},"0659e1df-03a8-4de5-a6f5-50570c2c7b45","LOW_EPSS_DELTA","2026-06-16T04:06:24.398128+00:00","Daily EPSS score decreased by 0.278 on 2023-12-30","EPSS Score Decreased","green",{"lastModified":11,"cacheTime":187,"version":33},1793220131391,{"score":189,"band":190,"action":191,"scoredAt":192},63,"Medium","Plan remediation","2026-10-28T06:42:56.547939+00:00"]