CVE-2002-0274 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Exim versions 3.34 and earlier, specifically affecting the University of Cambridge Exim mail transfer agent. This flaw allows local users to potentially gain elevated privileges by supplying overly long command-line arguments, such as those used with the -C (configuration file) option. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a low severity with local access, low attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.34CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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