Re: [exim-dev] exim_dbmbuild buffer overflow

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Author: Tom Kistner
Date:  
To: alberto barbaro
CC: exim-dev
Subject: Re: [exim-dev] exim_dbmbuild buffer overflow
alberto barbaro wrote:

> sh-2.05b$ echo "a" > a.txt && exim_dbmbuild a.txt `perl -e 'print"A"x5000'`
> Segmentation fault


That proves you can break anything with a large enough hammer.

> Ustrcpy(temp_dbmname, argv[arg+1]);    <--- needs more control


Why?

> Please write me back soon


Why?

(Hint: exim_dbmbuild is not installed setuid, nor is it invoked by a
remote operation).

/tom