| VID |
18109 |
| Severity |
40 |
| Port |
25 |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
SMTP |
| Detailed Description |
The Exim SMTP server, according to its version number, is vulnerable to multiple buffer overflows.
Exim, developed by the University of Cambridge, is an open-source Mail Transfer Agent for various Unix platforms. Exim versions prior 4.70 are vulnerable to string_format Function Remote Overflow.
By sending a specially crafted message to the server, a remote attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the server with the privilege of the exim server.
* Note: This check solely relied on the banner of the remote SMTP server to assess this vulnerability, so this might be a false positive.
* References:
http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=787
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=606612
http://www.exim.org/lurker/message/20101207.215955.bb32d4f2.en.html
* Platforms Affected:
Cambridge University, Exim versions prior to 4.70
Unix Any version
Linux Any version |
| Recommendation |
Upgrade to the latest exim package (4.70 or later), available from the Exim Internet Mailer Web site at http://www.exim.org/ |
| Related URL |
CVE-2010-4344 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
45308 (SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
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