cve-2012-5671
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2012-10-31 16:00
Modified
2024-08-06 21:14
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in the dkim_exim_query_dns_txt function in dkim.c in Exim 4.70 through 4.80, when DKIM support is enabled and acl_smtp_connect and acl_smtp_rcpt are not set to "warn control = dkim_disable_verify," allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an email from a malicious DNS server.
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