CVE-2002-1381

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Published Sep 1, 2004 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

Format string vulnerability in daemon.c for Exim 4.x through 4.10, and 3.x through 3.36, allows exim administrative users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the pid_file_path value.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:3.35:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:3.36:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:4.10:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-1365	Format string vulnerability in daemon.c for Exim 4.x through 4.10, and 3.x through 3.36, allows exim administrative users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the pid_file_path value.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.3% (2.301% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/exim-users/message/42358
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103903403527788&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104006219018664&w=2
http://www.exim.org/pipermail/exim-users/Week-of-Mon-20021202/046978.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6314
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10761

History

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Subscriptions

University Of Cambridge Exim

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 3:19 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 1, 2004, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 3:19 AM
Reserved: Dec 16, 2002, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:59 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 23, 2002, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:59 PM

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