7.5high

CVE-2001-0690in critical feed1 exploit

Format string vulnerability in exim (3.22-10 in Red Hat, 3.12 in Debian and 3.16 in Conectiva) in batched SMTP mode allows a remote attacke…

Published 25 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
11.9%
percentile 96%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Format string vulnerability in exim (3.22-10 in Red Hat, 3.12 in Debian and 3.16 in Conectiva) in batched SMTP mode allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via format strings in SMTP mail headers.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

11.89% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-20900 Exim 3.x - Format String · local · 2001-06-06

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/6671 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2001-06/0041.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/2828 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2001/dsa-058 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2001-078.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • distro.conectiva.com.br /atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000402 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CONECTIVA, x_transferred

Sources

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