CVE-2005-0021
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Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
- n/a
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=179&type=vulnerabilities
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/132992
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-635
- http://ftp6.us.freebsd.org/pub/mail/exim/ChangeLogs/ChangeLog-4.44
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-637
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=183&type=vulnerabilities
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-025.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200501-23.xml
- http://www.exim.org/mail-archives/exim-users/Week-of-Mon-20050103/msg00028.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10347
References
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=179&type=vulnerabilities
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/132992
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-635
- http://ftp6.us.freebsd.org/pub/mail/exim/ChangeLogs/ChangeLog-4.44
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-637
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=183&type=vulnerabilities
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-025.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200501-23.xml
- http://www.exim.org/mail-archives/exim-users/Week-of-Mon-20050103/msg00028.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10347
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