12727 : Exim auth_spa_server Remote Overflow
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Last Modified

5 months ago

Percent Complete

85%

Disclosure

Jan 06, 2005

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Feb 12, 2005

Solution

Unknown

Description

A remote overflow exists in Exim. Exim fails to have sufficient boundary checks in the 'spa_base64_to_bits()' function resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can execute arbitrary code in the context of the affected application resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unavailable

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, University of Cambridge and RedHat have released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

University of Cambridge
Watch-list
Exim
Watch-list
4.32
4.43
4.42
4.41
4.40
4.34
4.33
4.21
4.20
4.10
Red Hat, Inc.
Watch-list
Fedora
Watch-list
Core2
Core3

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