CVE-2010-4345
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
14/12/2010
Last modified:
11/04/2025
Description
Exim 4.72 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging the ability of the exim user account to specify an alternate configuration file with a directive that contains arbitrary commands, as demonstrated by the spool_directory directive.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
6.90
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.72 (including) | |
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1044
- http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20101209.172233.abcba158.en.html
- http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20101210.164935.385e04d0.en.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00003.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/10/1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42576
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42930
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43128
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43243
- http://www.cpanel.net/2010/12/critical-exim-security-update.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2131
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2154
- http://www.exim.org/lurker/message/20101207.215955.bb32d4f2.en.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/758489
- http://www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/unix/smtp/exim4_string_format
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/04/7
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0153.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515172/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45341
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024859=
- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/12/11/exim_code_execution_peril/
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1060-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3171
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3204
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0135
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0245
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0364
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=662012
- http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1044
- http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20101209.172233.abcba158.en.html
- http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20101210.164935.385e04d0.en.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00003.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/10/1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42576
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42930
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43128
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43243
- http://www.cpanel.net/2010/12/critical-exim-security-update.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2131
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2154
- http://www.exim.org/lurker/message/20101207.215955.bb32d4f2.en.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/758489
- http://www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/unix/smtp/exim4_string_format
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/04/7
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0153.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515172/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45341
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024859=
- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/12/11/exim_code_execution_peril/
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1060-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3171
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3204
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0135
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0245
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0364
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=662012