CVE-2012-5671

Heap-based buffer overflow in the dkim_exim_query_dns_txt function in dkim.c in Exim 4.70 through 4.80, when DKIM support is enabled and acl_smtp_connect and…

published October 31, 2012

CVSS
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EPSS
8%
Percentile
94.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Heap-based buffer overflow in the dkim_exim_query_dns_txt function in dkim.c in Exim 4.70 through 4.80, when DKIM support is enabled and acl_smtp_connect and acl_smtp_rcpt are not set to "warn control = dkim_disable_verify," allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an email from a malicious DNS server.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.08382 · 94.9th percentile
Published
2012-10-31T16:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 31 OCT 16:00Z
    Heap-based buffer overflow in the dkim_exim_query_dns_txt function in dkim.c in Exim 4.70 through 4.80, when DKIM support is enabled and acl_smtp_connect and…
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