National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary: CVE-2004-0400
Orirignal release date: 2004-07-07
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

    Stack-based buffer overflow in Exim 4 before 4.33, when the headers_check_syntax option is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code during the header check.

Impact

    CVSS Severity: 8 (High)
    Range: remote
    Authentication: input buffer="1"
    Impact Type: avail,sec_prot other="1"

Reference to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Vulnerable Software and Vendor

    Exim (University of Cambridge)

Technical Details

CVE Standard Vulnerability Entry: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0400