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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
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In Exim before 4.99.2, when JSON lookup is enabled, an out-of-bounds heap write can occur when a JSON operator encounters malformed JSON in an untrusted header, because of an incorrect implementation of \ skipping.
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Out-of-bounds heap write in Exim before 4.99.2 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to cause denial of service and potentially corrupt memory when the JSON lookup feature is enabled and malformed JSON is present in untrusted email headers, due to incorrect backslash escape sequence handling in the JSON operator.
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