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CVE-2005-0021

Published: May 02, 2005 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0021
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

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

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
EximUniversity_of_cambridge*4.40 (including)
EximUniversity_of_cambridge4.41 (including)4.41 (including)
EximUniversity_of_cambridge4.42 (including)4.42 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4RedHatexim-0:4.43-1.RHEL4.3*
EximUbuntudapper*
EximUbuntuedgy*
EximUbuntufeisty*
Exim4Ubuntudapper*
Exim4Ubuntudevel*
Exim4Ubuntuedgy*
Exim4Ubuntufeisty*

References

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