# CVE-2018-6789: A Exim bug is being used in attacks

Status: Being used now (CISA KEV, added 2021-11-03)
Who: 
Do this: 

## Agent prompt (read-only)
Read-only check, change nothing, send nothing anywhere.
Is Exim Exim (CVE-2018-6789) installed or running on this machine or in this project?
1. Find every copy and its version (apps, packages, containers, lockfiles).
2. Compare each version against the vendor's fixed version for CVE-2018-6789. Quote the vendor page you used.
3. Report a table: where, version, fixed version, status (exposed / fixed / not installed / unsure).
4. List the exact update steps, but do not run them.

## Official description
Exim contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the base64d function part of the SMTP listener that may allow for remote code execution.

## Sources
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6789
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6789

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