CVE-2004-0399 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Exim 3.35, and other versions before 4, when the sender_verify option is true, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code during sender verification.

Published: 2004-05-12

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 42.1% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:3.35:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.42079.

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References

Link	Providers
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/021015.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/11558
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-501
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-502
http://www.guninski.com/exim1.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16079

History

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Subscriptions

University Of Cambridge Exim

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-05-12T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:17:14.639Z

Reserved: 2004-04-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-0399

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-07-07T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2004-0399

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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