CVE-2014-2972

Public on 2014-08-21
Modified on 2014-09-19
Description
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.
Severity
Low severity
Low
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CVSS v3 Base Score
3.7
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 1 exim 2014-08-21 ALAS-2014-395 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv2 3.7 AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD CVSSv2 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2014-2972 Mitre: CVE-2014-2972