VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2004-0400
Stack-based buffer overflow in Exim 4 before 4.33, when the headers_check_syntax option is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code during the header check.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 6.97%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.97%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Exim 4 before 4.33, when the headers_check_syntax option is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code during the header check.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 6.97% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- university of cambridge/exim
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/021015.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-501Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-502Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.guninski.com/exim1.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16077
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/021015.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-501Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-502Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.guninski.com/exim1.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16077
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.