VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-9963
Exim before 4.87.1 might allow remote attackers to obtain the private DKIM signing key via vectors related to log files and bounce messages.
MEDIUM 5.9EPSS 3.10%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.10%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Exim before 4.87.1 might allow remote attackers to obtain the private DKIM signing key via vectors related to log files and bounce messages.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.10% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-320
- Affected
- exim/exim · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3747Third Party Advisory
- http://www.exim.org/static/doc/CVE-2016-9963.txtMitigation, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94947Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037484Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3164-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1996Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3747Third Party Advisory
- http://www.exim.org/static/doc/CVE-2016-9963.txtMitigation, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94947Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037484Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3164-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1996Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.