CVE-2010-4345

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    CVE-2010-4345

    Published: 14 Dec 2010Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00003.html, http://secunia.com/advisories/42576, http://secunia.com/advisories/42930, http://secunia.com/advisories/43128, http://secunia.com/advisories/43243, http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2131, http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2154, http://www.exim.org/lurker/message/20101207.215955.bb32d4f2.en.html, http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/758489, http://www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/unix/smtp/exim4_string_format, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515172/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45341, http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024859, http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/12/11/exim_code_execution_peril/, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1060-1, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3171, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3204, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0135, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0245, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0364, http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20101209.172233.abcba158.en.html, http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20101210.164935.385e04d0.en.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00003.html, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/10/1, http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2131, http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2154, http://www.exim.org/lurker/message/20101207.215955.bb32d4f2.en.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/04/7, http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1044, http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20101209.172233.abcba158.en.html, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=662012, http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1044, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=662012, http://www.cpanel.net/2010/12/critical-exim-security-update.html, http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/758489, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0153.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515172/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45341, http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024859, http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/12/11/exim_code_execution_peril/

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High