CVE-2003-0743
N/A
Published: September 6, 2003 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:02 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorExim
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (9)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
Source: [email protected]
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000735Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106252015820395&w=2Mailing Listx_refsource_VULN-DEV
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=106264740820334&w=2x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/e/exim/exim_3.36-13/changelogx_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/e/exim4/exim4_4.34-10/changelogVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-376x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://www.exim.org/pipermail/exim-announce/2003q3/000094.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.exim.org/pipermail/exim-users/Week-of-Mon-20030811/057720.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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