Gentoo: GLSA-200405-07 High: Exim Buffer Overflow Security Advisory
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May 14, 2004
When the verify=header_syntax option is set, there is a buffer overflow in Exim that allows remote execution of arbitrary code.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200405-07
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: High
Title: Exim verify=header_syntax buffer overflow
Date: May 14, 2004
Bugs: #50217
ID: 200405-07
Synopsis
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When the verify=header_syntax option is set, there is a buffer overflow
in Exim that allows remote execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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Exim is an highly configurable message transfer agent (MTA) developed
at the University of Cambridge.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-mail/exim <= 4.33 >= 4.33-r1
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When the option "verify = header_syntax" is used in an ACL in the
configuration file, Exim is vulnerable...Read the Full Advisory
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