Exim < 4.44 Illegal IPv6 Address / SPA Authentication Buffer Overflow

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2505

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a buffer overflow.

Description

The remote host is running Exim, a message transfer agent (SMTP). It is reported that Exim is prone to an IPv6 address and a SPA authentication buffer overflow . An attacker exploiting those flaws may be able to execute arbitrary code on the remote host. Exim must be configured with SPA Authentication or with IPv6 support to exploit those flaws.

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.44 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 2505

Family: SMTP Servers

Published: 8/18/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:university_of_cambridge:exim

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0022

BID: 12185, 12188

Detections

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