CVE-2001-0889

Exim 3.22 and earlier, in some configurations, does not properly verify the local part of an address when redirecting the address to a pipe, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.

CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-176.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-097
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/283723	US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3728
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100877978506387&w=2
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7738

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2001-12-18 21:00

Updated : 2017-10-09 18:29

NVD link : CVE-2001-0889

Mitre link : CVE-2001-0889

JSON object : View

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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Products Affected

university_of_cambridge

exim

redhat

linux

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