CVE-2005-2943

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in sendmail in XMail before 1.22 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long -t command line option.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 27.30% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory idefense.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-902	vendor advisory
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=321&type=vulnerabilities	patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15103	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22724	vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-05.xml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18052	third party advisory
http://www.xmailserver.org/ChangeLog.html#oct_12__2005_v_1_22
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/81	third party advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/20010	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015055	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/17637	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17194	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2943?: CVE-2005-2943 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2943?: To fix CVE-2005-2943, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-2943 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-2943 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~27% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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