CVE-2005-0022

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    CVE-2005-0022

    Published: 2 May 2005Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Buffer overflow in the spa_base64_to_bits function in Exim before 4.43, as originally obtained from Samba code, and as called by the auth_spa_client function, may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code during SPA authentication.

    References: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200501-23.xml, http://www.exim.org/mail-archives/exim-users/Week-of-Mon-20050103/msg00028.html, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-025.html, http://ftp6.us.freebsd.org/pub/mail/exim/ChangeLogs/ChangeLog-4.44, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110824870908614&w=2, http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=178&type=vulnerabilities, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12188, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11293

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High