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CVE-2005-0021

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 2.62%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2005-05-02 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2005-0021
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
2.62%

Original NVD Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Exim before 4.43 may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) an IPv6 address with more than 8 components, as demonstrated using the -be command line option, which triggers an overflow in the host_aton function, or (2) the -bh command line option or dnsdb PTR lookup, which triggers an overflow in the dns_build_reverse function.