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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in University of Cambridge Exim 3.22 (Mail Server Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Pipe Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
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.
The weakness was presented 12/19/2001 by Philip Hazel as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2001-0889. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (7738).
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CPE 2.3
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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OpenVAS ID: 53385
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 097-1 (exim)
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Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: kb.cert.orgResearcher: Philip Hazel
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2001-0889 (🔍)
X-Force: 7738
Vulnerability Center: 5638 - Exim Mail Transfer Agent Wrong Validation of Local Part of Address Enables Code Execution, Medium
SecurityFocus: 3728 - Exim Pipe Hostname Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 07/11/2014 11:48Updated: 05/25/2019 16:09
Changes: 07/11/2014 11:48 (61), 05/25/2019 16:09 (3)
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