| VID |
18110 |
| Severity |
40 |
| Port |
25 |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
SMTP |
| Detailed Description |
The Exim SMTP server, according to its version number, is vulnerable to format string.
Exim, developed by the University of Cambridge, is an open-source Mail Transfer Agent for various Unix platforms. Exim versions prior 4.76 are potentially affected by a format string vulnerability.
* 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:
ftp://ftp.exim.org/pub/exim/ChangeLogs/ChangeLog-4.76
https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20110506.112357.e99a8db1.en.html
http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1106
* Platforms Affected:
Cambridge University, Exim versions prior to 4.76
Unix Any version
Linux Any version |
| Recommendation |
Upgrade to the latest exim package (4.76 or later), available from the Exim Internet Mailer Web site at http://www.exim.org/ |
| Related URL |
CVE-2011-1407,CVE-2011-1764 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
47736,47836 (SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
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