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.

Score: CVSS 3.1 7.8 High
Status: Analyzed - secalert@redhat.com
Published: 2010-12-14
Last modified: 2025-10-22
Known exploited (CISA KEV): since 2022-03-25, action due 2022-04-15: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Weaknesses: CWE-77

Affected products

References

http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1044
http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20101209.172233.abcba158.en.html
http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20101210.164935.385e04d0.en.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00003.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/10/1
http://secunia.com/advisories/42576
http://secunia.com/advisories/42930
http://secunia.com/advisories/43128
http://secunia.com/advisories/43243
http://www.cpanel.net/2010/12/critical-exim-security-update.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2131
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2154
http://www.exim.org/lurker/message/20101207.215955.bb32d4f2.en.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/758489
http://www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/unix/smtp/exim4_string_format
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/04/7
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0153.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515172/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45341
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024859
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/12/11/exim_code_execution_peril/
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1060-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3171
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3204
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0135
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0245
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0364
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=662012
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-4345