Summary
The remote host is missing an update to exim-tls
announced via advisory DSA 637-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20637-1
Insight
Philip Hazel announced a buffer overflow in the host_aton function in exim-tls, the SSL-enabled version of the default mail-tranport-agent in Debian, which can lead to the execution of arbitrary code via an illegal IPv6 address.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 3.35-3woody3.
In the unstable distribution (sid) this package does not exist anymore.
We recommend that you upgrade your exim-tls package.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2005-0021 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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