Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 2, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2005-0022

Description

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.

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Affected products

Exim/Exim4 versions
cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=4.40
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:4.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:4.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <4.43

Patches

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References

www.exim.org/mail-archives/exim-users/Week-of-Mon-20050103/msg00028.htmlnvdPatch
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-025.htmlnvdPatch
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200501-23.xmlnvdVendor Advisory
ftp6.us.freebsd.org/pub/mail/exim/ChangeLogs/ChangeLog-4.44nvd
marc.infonvd
www.idefense.com/application/poi/displaynvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/12188nvd
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11293nvd

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