CVE-2012-5671
6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
7.7 High
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.702 High
EPSS
Percentile
98.0%
Heap-based buffer overflow in the dkim_exim_query_dns_txt function in dkim.c in Exim 4.70 through 4.80, when DKIM support is enabled and acl_smtp_connect and acl_smtp_rcpt are not set to “warn control = dkim_disable_verify,” allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an email from a malicious DNS server.
Affected configurations
References
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091664.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/090900.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/090963.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00018.html
osvdb.org/86616
secunia.com/advisories/51098
secunia.com/advisories/51115
secunia.com/advisories/51153
secunia.com/advisories/51155
www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2566
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/26/5
www.securityfocus.com/bid/56285
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1618-1
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79615
lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20121026.080330.74b9147b.en.html
Related
6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
7.7 High
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.702 High
EPSS
Percentile
98.0%