Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2014-2972 |
CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Exim Server applications / Mail servers |
Vendor | Exim |
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU41356
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1:
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2972
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
expand.c in Exim before 4.83 expands mathematical comparisons twice, which allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary commands via a crafted lookup value.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsExim: 4.00 - 4.82
http://git.exim.org/exim.git/commitdiff/7685ce68148a083d7759e78d01aa5198fc099c44
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136251.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136264.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2933-1
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1122552
http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20140722.145949.42c043f5.en.html
http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20140722.152452.d6c019e8.en.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-12
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