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CVE-2005-0022

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 54th percentile. A vendor fix is available.

CVSS 2.04.6MediumEPSS percentile54th0.7% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFixVendor fixNo build named by the sources

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD

NVD CVE.org

What to do

The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.

  • University Of Cambridge EximAffected: ≤ 4.40Upgrade to: after 4.40Stated by: NVD

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What it is

From the CVE record

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.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS54th
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

0.7% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 54th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

5 events over 7840 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. OpenVAS check added
  2. Patch availablerecord updated
  3. Publishedweakness classified

Affected products

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Technical detail

CVSS 2.0 vector

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AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Scored 4.6 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Access Vector LocalRequires local access
  • Access Complexity LowNo special conditions required
  • Authentication NoneNo authentication required

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality PartialSome information is disclosed
  • Integrity PartialSome data can be modified
  • Availability PartialReduced performance or service disruption

Weaknesses

Sources

References in the record

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