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[DSA058] DSA-058-1 exim

Family:

Debian Local Security Checks

Category:

infos

Copyright:

This script is (C) 2004 Michel Arboi

Summary:

DSA-058-1 exim

Version:

$Revision: 1.4 $

Cve_id:

CVE-2001-0690

Bugtraq_id:

-

Xrefs:

DSA:058

Description:

Megyer Laszlo found a printf format bug in the exim mail transfer
agent. The code that checks the header syntax of an email logs
an error without protecting itself against printf format attacks.
It's only exploitable locally with the -bS switch
(in batched SMTP mode).

This problem has been fixed in version 3.12-10.1. Since that code is
not turned on by default a standard installation is not vulnerable,
but we still recommend to upgrade your exim package.



Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-058
Risk factor : High