{"uuid": "e4c25a6d-cebd-4c28-94c9-e511399685f7", "vulnerability_lookup_origin": "1a89b78e-f703-45f3-bb86-59eb712668bd", "author": "9f56dd64-161d-43a6-b9c3-555944290a09", "vulnerability": "CVE-2015-0235", "type": "seen", "source": "https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/smtp/exim_gethostbyname_bof.rb", "content": "{\"aliases\": [], \"arch\": \"cmd\", \"author\": [\"Unknown\"], \"autofilter_ports\": [], \"autofilter_services\": [], \"check\": true, \"default_credential\": false, \"description\": \"This module remotely exploits CVE-2015-0235, aka GHOST, a heap-based\\n          buffer overflow in the GNU C Library's gethostbyname functions on x86\\n          and x86_64 GNU/Linux systems that run the Exim mail server.\", \"disclosure_date\": \"2015-01-27\", \"fullname\": \"exploit/linux/smtp/exim_gethostbyname_bof\", \"is_install_path\": true, \"mod_time\": \"2026-05-14 11:43:36 +0000\", \"name\": \"Exim GHOST (glibc gethostbyname) Buffer Overflow\", \"needs_cleanup\": null, \"notes\": {\"AKA\": [\"ghost\"], \"Reliability\": [\"unknown-reliability\"], \"SideEffects\": [\"unknown-side-effects\"], \"Stability\": [\"unknown-stability\"]}, \"path\": \"/modules/exploits/linux/smtp/exim_gethostbyname_bof.rb\", \"platform\": \"Unix\", \"post_auth\": false, \"rank\": 500, \"ref_name\": \"linux/smtp/exim_gethostbyname_bof\", \"references\": [\"CVE-2015-0235\", \"US-CERT-VU-967332\", \"OSVDB-117579\", \"BID-72325\", \"URL-https://www.qualys.com/research/security-advisories/GHOST-CVE-2015-0235.txt\", \"URL-https://community.qualys.com/blogs/laws-of-vulnerabilities/2015/01/27/the-ghost-vulnerability\", \"URL-http://r-7.co/1CAnMc0\"], \"rport\": 25, \"session_types\": false, \"targets\": [\"Automatic\"], \"type\": \"exploit\"}", "creation_timestamp": "2026-09-08T06:49:22.927560Z"}