Exim supports the use of multiple "-p" command line arguments which are malloc()'ed and never free()'ed, used in conjunction with other issues allows attackers to cause arbitrary code execution. This affects exim version 4.89 and earlier. Please note that at this time upstream has released a patch (commit 65e061b76867a9ea7aeeb535341b790b90ae6c21), but it is not known if a new point release is available that addresses this issue at this time.
CVSS Score
4.0
EPSS Score
0.003
Published
2017-06-19
Exim before 4.87.1 might allow remote attackers to obtain the private DKIM signing key via vectors related to log files and bounce messages.
CVSS Score
5.9
EPSS Score
0.017
Published
2017-02-01
Exim before 4.86.2, when installed setuid root, allows local users to gain privileges via the perl_startup argument.
CVSS Score
7.0
EPSS Score
0.341
Published
2016-04-07
The dmarc_process function in dmarc.c in Exim before 4.82.1, when EXPERIMENTAL_DMARC is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the From header in an email, which is passed to the expand_string function.
CVSS Score
6.8
EPSS Score
0.018
Published
2014-09-04
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.
CVSS Score
4.6
EPSS Score
0.002
Published
2014-09-04
Format string vulnerability in the dkim_exim_verify_finish function in src/dkim.c in Exim before 4.76 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via format string specifiers in data used in DKIM logging, as demonstrated by an identity field containing a % (percent) character.
CVSS Score
7.5
EPSS Score
0.041
Published
2011-10-05
The open_log function in log.c in Exim 4.72 and earlier does not check the return value from (1) setuid or (2) setgid system calls, which allows local users to append log data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
CVSS Score
6.9
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2011-02-02
CVE-2010-4344
Heap-based buffer overflow in the string_vformat function in string.c in Exim before 4.70 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an SMTP session that includes two MAIL commands in conjunction with a large message containing crafted headers, leading to improper rejection logging.
Known exploited
CVSS Score
9.8
EPSS Score
0.575
Published
2010-12-14
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_directory directive.
Known exploited
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.094
Published
2010-12-14
transports/appendfile.c in Exim before 4.72, when a world-writable sticky-bit mail directory is used, does not verify the st_nlink field of mailbox files, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges by creating a hard link to another user's file.
CVSS Score
4.4
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2010-06-07