CVE-2003-0743
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2003-0743 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2003-10-20 04:00:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC |
| Description | Heap-based buffer overflow in smtp_in.c for Exim 3 (exim3) before 3.36 and Exim 4 (exim4) before 4.21 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an invalid (1) HELO or (2) EHLO argument with a large number of spaces followed by a NULL character and a newline, which is not properly trimmed before the "(no argument given)" string is appended to the buffer. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | University Of Cambridge | Exim | 3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | University Of Cambridge | Exim | 3.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | University Of Cambridge | Exim | 3.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | University Of Cambridge | Exim | 3.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | University Of Cambridge | Exim | 3.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | University Of Cambridge | Exim | 3.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | University Of Cambridge | Exim | 3.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | University Of Cambridge | Exim | 3.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | University Of Cambridge | Exim | 3.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | University Of Cambridge | Exim | 3.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | University Of Cambridge | Exim | 3.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | University Of Cambridge | Exim | 3.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | University Of Cambridge | Exim | 3.22 | All | All | All |
| Application | University Of Cambridge | Exim | 3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | University Of Cambridge | Exim | 3.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | University Of Cambridge | Exim | 3.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | University Of Cambridge | Exim | 3.30 | All | All | All |
| Application | University Of Cambridge | Exim | 3.31 | All | All | All |
| Application | University Of Cambridge | Exim | 3.32 | All | All | All |
| Application | University Of Cambridge | Exim | 3.33 | All | All | All |
| Application | University Of Cambridge | Exim | 3.34 | All | All | All |
| Application | University Of Cambridge | Exim | 3.35 | All | All | All |
| Application | University Of Cambridge | Exim | 3.36 | All | All | All |
| Application | University Of Cambridge | Exim | 4.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | University Of Cambridge | Exim | 4.20 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'exim remote heap overflow, probably not exploitable' - MARC | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | |
| [Exim] Minor security bug | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.exim.org | |
| 'Re: exim remote heap overflow, probably not exploitable' - MARC | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | |
| [Exim-Announce] Minor security bug | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.exim.org | |
| 404 Not Found | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | packages.debian.org | |
| Home - Conectiva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | distro.conectiva.com.br | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-376-2 exim | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| [Exim] Minor security bug | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.exim.org | |
| 404 Not Found | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | packages.debian.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.