CVE-2016-9963
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-02-01 15:00
Modified
2024-08-06 03:07
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3747Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.exim.org/static/doc/CVE-2016-9963.txtMitigation, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94947Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037484Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3164-1Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1996Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3747Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.exim.org/static/doc/CVE-2016-9963.txtMitigation, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94947Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037484Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3164-1Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1996Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
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