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By sending a handcrafted message, a buffer overflow may happen. This can be used to execute code remotely."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Se ha descubierto un problema en la funci\u00f3n base64d en el escuchador SMTP en Exim, en versiones anteriores a la 4.90.1. Al enviar un mensaje manipulado, podr\u00eda ocurrir un desbordamiento de b\u00fafer. 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