PT-2001-2045 · Exim · Exim

Published 2001-12-19 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-2001-0889

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Exim versions 3.22 and earlier

Description The issue concerns the improper verification of the local part of an address when redirecting to a pipe, potentially allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.

Recommendations For Exim versions 3.22 and earlier, update to a version later than 3.22 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0889

Affected Products

Exim

References · 7

• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-176.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0889 · Security Note
• http://debian.org/security/2002/dsa-097 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/3728 · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/283723 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100877978506387&w=2 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7738 · Note