CVE - CVE-2005-0021

CVE-ID
CVE-2005-0021	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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CERT-VN:VU#132992 URL:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/132992 CONFIRM:http://ftp6.us.freebsd.org/pub/mail/exim/ChangeLogs/ChangeLog-4.44 DEBIAN:DSA-635 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-635 DEBIAN:DSA-637 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-637 GENTOO:GLSA-200501-23 URL:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200501-23.xml IDEFENSE:20050107 Exim host_aton() Buffer Overflow Vulnerability URL:http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=179&type=vulnerabilities IDEFENSE:20050114 Exim dns_buld_reverse() Buffer Overflow Vulnerability URL:http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=183&type=vulnerabilities MLIST:[exim] 20050104 2 smallish security issues URL:http://www.exim.org/mail-archives/exim-users/Week-of-Mon-20050103/msg00028.html OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10347 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10347 REDHAT:RHSA-2005:025 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-025.html
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20050104	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20050104)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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