VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-0889
Exim 3.22 and earlier, in some configurations, does not properly verify the local part of an address when redirecting the address to a pipe, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 6.35%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Exim 3.22 and earlier, in some configurations, does not properly verify the local part of an address when redirecting the address to a pipe, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 6.35% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- university of cambridge/exim · redhat/linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100877978506387&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-097
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/283723US Government Resource
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-176.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3728
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7738
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100877978506387&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-097
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/283723US Government Resource
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-176.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3728
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7738
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.