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CVE-2016-9963

Published: Feb 01, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
5.9
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
2.6 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
4.3 MODERATE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V3
5.3 MODERATE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9963
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/320.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
EximExim*4.87 (including)
Exim4Ubuntudevel*
Exim4Ubuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
Exim4Ubuntuesm-infra/xenial*
Exim4Ubuntuprecise*
Exim4Ubuntutrusty*
Exim4Ubuntutrusty/esm*
Exim4Ubuntuupstream*
Exim4Ubuntuxenial*
Exim4Ubuntuyakkety*

References

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