CVE-2022-37451
Exim before 4.96 has an invalid free in pam_converse in auths/call_pam.c because store_free is not used after store_malloc.
02 Description
Exim before 4.96 has an invalid free in pam_converse in auths/call_pam.c because store_free is not used after store_malloc.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 3.29% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 88.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2022-08-06 17:02Z4 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-03 10:29Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2022-08-06
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-763Release of Invalid Pointer or ReferenceBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 83eed47d3884ce946dd0c96be1aa99df4880d70107cd373ecd6a7cb78d5d7f56
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/Exim/exim/wiki/EximSecurity
- www.exim.orghttps://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/
- github.comhttps://github.com/ivd38/exim_invalid_free
- www.openwall.comhttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/06/1
- lists.exim.orghttps://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20220625.141825.d6de6074.en.html
- cwe.mitre.orghttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/762.html
- github.comhttps://github.com/Exim/exim/compare/exim-4.95...exim-4.96
- github.comhttps://github.com/Exim/exim/commit/51be321b27825c01829dffd90f11bfff256f7e42
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2022-1ca1d22165https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LETR5CVDPFOFQHXCJP6NFLG52JZHQYDY/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2022-f9a8388e62https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XSWDF4QEXD4TDWQLYQOWCHBJKTDQR4Z7/
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- exim4 Fixed in 4.95-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- exim4 Fixed in 4.95-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- exim4 Fixed in 4.95-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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