Check Point Advisories

Exim DKIM DNS Decoding Buffer Overflow (CVE-2012-5671)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-800
Date Published:	16 Dec 2012
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Saturday 20 April, 2024
Source:	CVE-2012-5671
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Exim Project Exim 4.70 to 4.80
Vulnerability Description	A heap buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in Exim DKIM.
Vulnerability Details	The vulnerability is due to a heap buffer overflow while handling certain DKIM DNS records. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by sending a specially crafted request to the target. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the transferring of malicious data to the target client.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your product to the latest update. For information on how to update , go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Exim DKIM DNS Decoding Buffer Overflow protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: DNS Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: Exim DKIM DNS Decoding Buffer Overflow