9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2022-3620
Exim Use After Free Vulnerability in DMARC Handler
Description

A vulnerability was found in Exim and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function dmarc_dns_lookup of the file dmarc.c of the component DMARC Handler. The manipulation leads to use after free. The attack may be initiated remotely. The name of the patch is 12fb3842f81bcbd4a4519d5728f2d7e0e3ca1445. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211919.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 20, 2022, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 7:19 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-3620 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Exim exim

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-3620 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://git.exim.org/exim.git/commit/12fb3842f81bcbd4a4519d5728f2d7e0e3ca1445
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/667V3ADXQ2MHUJMSXA3VZZEWLVSCIBEU/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EIH4W5R7SHTUEQFWWKB4TUO5YFZX64KV/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XV2K2AWF62FSJ64B5CUZPFT4COK7P5PM/
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?id.211919
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference VulDB https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XV2K2AWF62FSJ64B5CUZPFT4COK7P5PM/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference VulDB https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/667V3ADXQ2MHUJMSXA3VZZEWLVSCIBEU/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference VulDB https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EIH4W5R7SHTUEQFWWKB4TUO5YFZX64KV/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference VulDB https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/667V3ADXQ2MHUJMSXA3VZZEWLVSCIBEU/
    Removed Reference VulDB https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XV2K2AWF62FSJ64B5CUZPFT4COK7P5PM/
    Removed Reference VulDB https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EIH4W5R7SHTUEQFWWKB4TUO5YFZX64KV/
    Removed CWE VulDB CWE-416
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 20, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/667V3ADXQ2MHUJMSXA3VZZEWLVSCIBEU/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/667V3ADXQ2MHUJMSXA3VZZEWLVSCIBEU/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EIH4W5R7SHTUEQFWWKB4TUO5YFZX64KV/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EIH4W5R7SHTUEQFWWKB4TUO5YFZX64KV/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XV2K2AWF62FSJ64B5CUZPFT4COK7P5PM/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XV2K2AWF62FSJ64B5CUZPFT4COK7P5PM/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 14, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EIH4W5R7SHTUEQFWWKB4TUO5YFZX64KV/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 10, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/667V3ADXQ2MHUJMSXA3VZZEWLVSCIBEU/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XV2K2AWF62FSJ64B5CUZPFT4COK7P5PM/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 24, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://git.exim.org/exim.git/commit/12fb3842f81bcbd4a4519d5728f2d7e0e3ca1445 No Types Assigned https://git.exim.org/exim.git/commit/12fb3842f81bcbd4a4519d5728f2d7e0e3ca1445 Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://vuldb.com/?id.211919 No Types Assigned https://vuldb.com/?id.211919 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:2022-10-18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.32 }} -0.06%

score

0.70100

percentile

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