CVE-2005-0021
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jan 6, 2005
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Jan 4, 2005
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in Exim before 4.43 may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) an IPv6 address with more than 8 components, as demonstrated using the -be command line option, which triggers an overflow in the host_aton function, or (2) the -bh command line option or dnsdb PTR lookup, which triggers an overflow in the dns_build_reverse function.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 20050107 Exim host_aton() Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilitythird-party-advisory
- VU#132992third-party-advisory
- DSA-635vendor-advisory
- http://ftp6.us.freebsd.org/pub/mail/exim/ChangeLogs/ChangeLog-4.44
- DSA-637vendor-advisory
- 20050114 Exim dns_buld_reverse() Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilitythird-party-advisory
- RHSA-2005:025vendor-advisory
- GLSA-200501-23vendor-advisory
- [exim] 20050104 2 smallish security issuesmailing-list
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10347vdb-entrysignature
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