UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2972

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2972

    Published: 4 Sept 2014Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-2972
    Aliases:
    USN-2933-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-2972, https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20140722.152452.d6c019e8.en.html, https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20140722.145949.42c043f5.en.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136264.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136251.html, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2933-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2972

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: exim4

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.82-3ubuntu2.1

    Affected versions

    4.80-7ubuntu3

    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
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