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 2.82% · 86.4th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
7.199999809265137
EPSS Score
2.82%
86.4th 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 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 17, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 8, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- 20050107 Exim host_aton() Buffer Overflow Vulnerability third-party-advisory
- VU#132992 third-party-advisory
- DSA-635 vendor-advisory
- http://ftp6.us.freebsd.org/pub/mail/exim/ChangeLogs/ChangeLog-4.44 url
- DSA-637 vendor-advisory
- 20050114 Exim dns_buld_reverse() Buffer Overflow Vulnerability third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2005:025 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-200501-23 vendor-advisory
- [exim] 20050104 2 smallish security issues mailing-list
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10347 vdb
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0021 advisory