Access Restriction Bypass Affecting exim4 package, versions <4.72-3
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
0.12% (46th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN12-EXIM4-1545029
- published 14 Dec 2010
- disclosed 14 Dec 2010
Introduced: 14 Dec 2010
CVE-2010-4345 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:12
exim4
to version 4.72-3 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream exim4
package and not the exim4
package as distributed by Debian
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:12
relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4345
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515172/100/0/threaded
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/758489
- http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1044
- http://www.cpanel.net/2010/12/critical-exim-security-update.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2131
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2154
- http://www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/unix/smtp/exim4_string_format
- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/12/11/exim_code_execution_peril/
- http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20101209.172233.abcba158.en.html
- http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20101210.164935.385e04d0.en.html
- http://www.exim.org/lurker/message/20101207.215955.bb32d4f2.en.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/04/7
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00003.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/10/1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=662012
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42576
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42930
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43128
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43243
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45341
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024859
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1060-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3171
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3204
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0135
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0245
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0364
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0153.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0153
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4345
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16925
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog