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Debian DSA-637-1 : exim-tls - buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 16155

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Philip Hazel announced a buffer overflow in the host_aton function in exim-tls, the SSL-enabled version of the default mail-transport-agent in Debian, which can lead to the execution of arbitrary code via an illegal IPv6 address.

Solution

Upgrade the exim-tls package.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 3.35-3woody3.

In the unstable distribution (sid) this package does not exist anymore.

See Also

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=289046

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-637

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 16155

File Name: debian_DSA-637.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/13/2005

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:exim-tls, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 1/13/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/6/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0021

DSA: 637