Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.51455
Category:	Conectiva Local Security Checks
Title:	Conectiva Security Advisory CLA-2003:735
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory CLA-2003:735. Exim[1] is a popular email server (MTA). A remote heap buffer overflow vulnerability[2] has been reported[3] in the Exim server. Carefully constructed EHLO/HELO messages can cause a buffer overflow. By the time this message is processed, Exim is no longer running with administrator privileges. At this time, this vulnerability is believed to be difficult to exploit. Exim is not installed nor started by default on Conectiva Linux. Solution: The apt tool can be used to perform RPM package upgrades by running 'apt-get update' followed by 'apt-get upgrade' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=CLA-2003:735 http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=002003 Risk factor : High CVSS Score: 7.5
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2003-0743 Bugtraq: 20030901 exim remote heap overflow, probably not exploitable (Google Search) http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106252015820395&w=2 Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2003:735 http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000735 Debian Security Information: DSA-376 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-376 http://www.exim.org/pipermail/exim-users/Week-of-Mon-20030811/057720.html http://www.exim.org/pipermail/exim-users/Week-of-Mon-20030811/057809.html http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=106264740820334&w=2
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