Vulnerability in Exim

CVE-2010-2024

transports/appendfile.c in Exim before 4.72, when MBX locking is enabled, allows local users to change permissions of arbitrary files or create arbitrary files, and cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges, via a symlink attack on a lockfile in /tmp/.

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

EPSS: 0.003 (20.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Exim — versions 4.31, 4.52, 4.32
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References