VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-2972
expand.c in Exim before 4.83 expands mathematical comparisons twice, which allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary commands via a crafted lookup value.
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.49%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.49%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
expand.c in Exim before 4.83 expands mathematical comparisons twice, which allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary commands via a crafted lookup value.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.49% probability · 41th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- exim/exim
- Source
- cret@cert.org
References
- http://git.exim.org/exim.git/commitdiff/7685ce68148a083d7759e78d01aa5198fc099c44
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136251.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136264.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2933-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1122552
- https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20140722.145949.42c043f5.en.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20140722.152452.d6c019e8.en.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-12
- http://git.exim.org/exim.git/commitdiff/7685ce68148a083d7759e78d01aa5198fc099c44
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136251.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136264.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2933-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1122552
- https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20140722.145949.42c043f5.en.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20140722.152452.d6c019e8.en.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-12
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.