ghsa-qq6c-p3fx-6qcx
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-13 01:10
Modified
2025-10-22 03:30
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details

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.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2010-4345"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-77"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2010-12-14T16:00:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-qq6c-p3fx-6qcx",
  "modified": "2025-10-22T03:30:29Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:10:23Z",
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4345"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0153"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4345"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=662012"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-4345"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1044"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20101209.172233.abcba158.en.html"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20101210.164935.385e04d0.en.html"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00003.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/10/1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/42576"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/42930"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/43128"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
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      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2131"
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      "type": "WEB",
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.exim.org/lurker/message/20101207.215955.bb32d4f2.en.html"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/758489"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/unix/smtp/exim4_string_format"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/04/7"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0153.html"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515172/100/0/threaded"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45341"
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    {
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      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024859"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/12/11/exim_code_execution_peril"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1060-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3171"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3204"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0135"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0245"
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      "type": "WEB",
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}


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