CVE-2006-1251 describes an argument injection vulnerability in the greylistclean.cron script within sa-exim 4.2. This flaw allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files by crafting an email with a specially formatted "To" field, which is then unquoted when passed to the 'rm' command. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and potential for partial impact on integrity (file deletion). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sa-exim:sa-exim:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sa-exim:sa-exim:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sa-exim:sa-exim:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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