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CVE-2003-0743 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000735 CVE
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106252015820395&w=2 CVE
http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=106264740820334&w=2 CVE
http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/e/exim4/exim4_4.34-10/changelog CVE
http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/e/exim/exim_3.36-13/changelog CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
university of cambridge exim
3.0
3.3
3.3.1
3.3.2
3.11

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:3.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:3.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:3.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:3.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:3.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:3.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:3.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:3.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:3.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:3.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2003-0743
NVD Published Date:
Oct 20, 2003
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2003-0743 Details - Not Deferred