DEBIAN-CVE-2011-0017

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2011-0017

    Published: 2 Feb 2011Last Modified: 14 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2011-0017

    Summary:

    Details: The open_log function in log.c in Exim 4.72 and earlier does not check the return value from (1) setuid or (2) setgid system calls, which allows local users to append log data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-0017

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: exim4

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/exim4?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.72-4

    Affected versions

    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