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CVE-2011-1764

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-1764 describes a format string vulnerability in the dkim_exim_verify_finish function within Exim versions prior to 4.76. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or trigger a denial of service by injecting format string specifiers into data used for DKIM logging, specifically through an identity field containing a percent character. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its low attack complexity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.75CPE 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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.94%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0394 is in the 81st percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2011-1764Moderate

exim: improper format string handling in DKIM signatures

Apr 29, 2011

References

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
Patch
bugs.exim.org / show_bug.cgi
Patch
git.exim.org / exim.git/commit/337e3505b0e6cd4309db6bf6062b33fa56e06cf8
Patch
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-05/msg00005.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Patch
secunia.com / advisories/51155
debian.org / security/2011/dsa-2232