CVE-2011-0017 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Exim versions 4.72 and earlier, where the open_log function fails to validate return values from setuid/setgid calls. This allows local attackers to append log data to arbitrary files through a symlink attack. Rated with a CVSS score of 6.9 (High), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity but high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.72CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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