VDB
CVE-2005-0021
CVE-2005-0021
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.199999809265137 HIGH
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.
EPSS 2.62% · 84.9th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
7.199999809265137
EPSS Score
2.62%
84.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| university_of_cambridge | exim | 0, 4.41, 4.42 |
Timeline
- Jan 6, 2005 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 11, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 4, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 19, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 10, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- http://ftp6.us.freebsd.org/pub/mail/exim/ChangeLogs/ChangeLog-4.44 url
- DSA-637 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-200501-23 vendor-advisory
- 20050107 Exim host_aton() Buffer Overflow Vulnerability third-party-advisory
- 20050114 Exim dns_buld_reverse() Buffer Overflow Vulnerability third-party-advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-025.html patch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0021 advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10347 url
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-635 url
- http://www.exim.org/mail-archives/exim-users/Week-of-Mon-20050103/msg00028.html url
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/132992 url