Debian Security Advisory DSA 635-1 for exim, fixed buffer overflow in host_aton functio
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 37 |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | CVE-2005-0021 | 2 May 200504:00 | – | nvd |
![]() | iDEFENSE Security Advisory [IDEF0725] Exim host_aton() Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | 8 Jan 200500:00 | – | securityvulns |
![]() | DSA-635-1 exim - buffer overflow | 12 Jan 200500:00 | – | osv |
![]() | CVE-2005-0021 | 2 May 200504:00 | – | osv |
![]() | DSA-637-1 exim-tls - buffer overflow | 13 Jan 200500:00 | – | osv |
![]() | RHSA-2005:025 Red Hat Security Advisory: exim security update | 15 Sep 202415:04 | – | osv |
![]() | Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-637-1) | 17 Jan 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-635-1) | 17 Jan 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Debian Security Advisory DSA 637-1 (exim-tls) | 17 Jan 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200501-23 (exim) | 24 Sep 200800:00 | – | openvas |
# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: deb_635_1.nasl 6616 2017-07-07 12:10:49Z cfischer $
# Description: Auto-generated from advisory DSA 635-1
#
# Authors:
# Thomas Reinke <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2007 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com
# Text descriptions are largerly excerpted from the referenced
# advisory, and are Copyright (c) the respective author(s)
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2,
# as published by the Free Software Foundation
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
#
include("revisions-lib.inc");
tag_insight = "Philip Hazel announced a buffer overflow in the host_aton function in
exim, the default mail-tranport-agent in Debian, which can lead to the
execution of arbitrary code via an illegal IPv6 address.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 3.35-1woody4.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 3.36-13 of exim and 4.34-10 of exim4.
We recommend that you upgrade your exim and exim4 packages.";
tag_summary = "The remote host is missing an update to exim
announced via advisory DSA 635-1.";
tag_solution = "https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20635-1";
if(description)
{
script_id(53472);
script_version("$Revision: 6616 $");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-07-07 14:10:49 +0200 (Fri, 07 Jul 2017) $");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-01-17 22:56:38 +0100 (Thu, 17 Jan 2008)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2005-0021");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.2");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_name("Debian Security Advisory DSA 635-1 (exim)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (c) 2005 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com");
script_family("Debian Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/debian_linux", "ssh/login/packages");
script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
script_tag(name : "insight" , value : tag_insight);
script_tag(name : "summary" , value : tag_summary);
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
#
# The script code starts here
#
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");
res = "";
report = "";
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"exim", ver:"3.35-1woody4", rls:"DEB3.0")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"eximon", ver:"3.35-1woody4", rls:"DEB3.0")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if (report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if (__pkg_match) {
exit(99); # Not vulnerable.
}
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