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CVE-2003-0743

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2003-10-20 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in smtp_in.c for Exim 3 (exim3) before 3.36 and Exim 4 (exim4) before 4.21 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an invalid (1) HELO or (2) EHLO argument with a large number of spaces followed by a NULL character and a newline, which is not properly trimmed before the "(no argument given)" string is appended to the buffer.

Affected Platforms

University Of Cambridge Exim

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References