Vulnerability in N/a
CVE-2010-4345
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_direc…
EPSS: 0.065 (91.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- N/a — versions n/a
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- 43128 (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- SUSE-SA:2010:059 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- [exim-dev] 20101209 Re: [Exim-maintainers] Remote root vulnerability in Exim (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- VU#758489 (x_refsource_CERT-VN, third-party-advisory)
- [exim-dev] 20101207 Remote root vulnerability in Exim (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- ADV-2011-0364 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/unix/smtp/exim4_string_format (x_refsource_MISC)
- RHSA-2011:0153 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- 45341 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-4345?
- CVE-2010-4345 is a vulnerability in N/a. Published 2010-12-14.
- Is CVE-2010-4345 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2010-4345 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-25), indicating it is being actively exploited. 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.