VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-0022
Buffer overflow in the spa_base64_to_bits function in Exim before 4.43, as originally obtained from Samba code, and as called by the auth_spa_client function, may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code during SPA authentication.
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.72%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.72%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Buffer overflow in the spa_base64_to_bits function in Exim before 4.43, as originally obtained from Samba code, and as called by the auth_spa_client function, may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code during SPA authentication.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.72% probability · 52th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- university of cambridge/exim
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://ftp6.us.freebsd.org/pub/mail/exim/ChangeLogs/ChangeLog-4.44
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110824870908614&w=2
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200501-23.xmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.exim.org/mail-archives/exim-users/Week-of-Mon-20050103/msg00028.htmlPatch
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=178&type=vulnerabilities
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-025.htmlPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12188
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11293
- http://ftp6.us.freebsd.org/pub/mail/exim/ChangeLogs/ChangeLog-4.44
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110824870908614&w=2
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200501-23.xmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.exim.org/mail-archives/exim-users/Week-of-Mon-20050103/msg00028.htmlPatch
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=178&type=vulnerabilities
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-025.htmlPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12188
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11293
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.