CVE-2012-5671
Exim Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 31, 2012, 4:55 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 29, 2017, 1:32 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.4
Exploitability Score :
8.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2012-5671 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Imoro Umar Farouq's report on Internal Network Penetration Testing
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/79615 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79615 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 01, 2012
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-5671 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Exploit Prediction
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70.17 }} 0.00%
score
0.97411
percentile