CVE-2012-5671
CVSS V2 Medium 6.8
CVSS V3 None
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the dkim_exim_query_dns_txt function in dkim.c in Exim 4.70 through 4.80, when DKIM support is enabled and acl_smtp_connect and acl_smtp_rcpt are not set to "warn control = dkim_disable_verify," allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an email from a malicious DNS server.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2012-5671
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2012-10-31T16:55:06
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-08-29T01:32:43
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.77:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 6.4
References
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5671 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5671 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 08:47:50 | Added to TrackCVE |