CVE-2005-0021

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…

published January 6, 2005

CVSS
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EPSS
3%
Percentile
85.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02618 · 85.3th percentile
Published
2005-01-06T05:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 06 JAN 05:00Z
    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…
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