CVE-2005-0021

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.

Primary references

• cve@mitre.org
• cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
• cve@mitre.org
• cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Vendor Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Patch, US Government Resource
• cve@mitre.org — Patch
• cve@mitre.org
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory