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CVE-2010-4345: Exim Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

First published: Fri Dec 10 2010(Updated: )

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.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
sa-exim
sa-exim<=4.72
sa-exim=2.10
sa-exim=2.11
sa-exim=2.12
sa-exim=3.00
sa-exim=3.01
sa-exim=3.02
sa-exim=3.03
sa-exim=3.10
sa-exim=3.11
sa-exim=3.12
sa-exim=3.13
sa-exim=3.14
sa-exim=3.15
sa-exim=3.16
sa-exim=3.20
sa-exim=3.21
sa-exim=3.22
sa-exim=3.30
sa-exim=3.31
sa-exim=3.32
sa-exim=3.33
sa-exim=3.34
sa-exim=3.35
sa-exim=3.36
sa-exim=4.00
sa-exim=4.01
sa-exim=4.02
sa-exim=4.03
sa-exim=4.04
sa-exim=4.05
sa-exim=4.10
sa-exim=4.11
sa-exim=4.12
sa-exim=4.14
sa-exim=4.20
sa-exim=4.21
sa-exim=4.22
sa-exim=4.23
sa-exim=4.24
sa-exim=4.30
sa-exim=4.31
sa-exim=4.32
sa-exim=4.33
sa-exim=4.34
sa-exim=4.40
sa-exim=4.41
sa-exim=4.42
sa-exim=4.43
sa-exim=4.44
sa-exim=4.50
sa-exim=4.51
sa-exim=4.52
sa-exim=4.53
sa-exim=4.54
sa-exim=4.60
sa-exim=4.61
sa-exim=4.62
sa-exim=4.63
sa-exim=4.64
sa-exim=4.65
sa-exim=4.66
sa-exim=4.67
sa-exim=4.68
sa-exim=4.69
sa-exim=4.70
sa-exim=4.71
openSUSE=11.1
openSUSE=11.2
openSUSE=11.3
Debian Linux=5.0
Ubuntu=6.06
Ubuntu=8.04
Ubuntu=9.10
Ubuntu=10.04
Ubuntu=10.10

Remedy

http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1044

Remedy

http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20101209.172233.abcba158.en.html

Remedy

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=662012

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2010-4345?

    CVE-2010-4345 has a high severity level due to its potential for local privilege escalation.

  • How do I fix CVE-2010-4345?

    To fix CVE-2010-4345, upgrade Exim to version 4.72 or later, where the vulnerability has been resolved.

  • What are the affected versions of Exim in CVE-2010-4345?

    CVE-2010-4345 affects Exim versions 4.72 and earlier.

  • Who is at risk for CVE-2010-4345?

    Local users on systems that run affected versions of Exim are at risk for CVE-2010-4345.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2010-4345?

    CVE-2010-4345 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability.

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