CVE-2001-0690 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2001-0690

Format string vulnerability in exim (3.22-10 in Red Hat, 3.12...

Vulnerability Description

Format string vulnerability in exim (3.22-10 in Red Hat, 3.12 in Debian and 3.16 in Conectiva) in batched SMTP mode allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via format strings in SMTP mail headers.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

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Affected Vendor

university of cambridge

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Affected Software

exim, linux, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 4.0

Timeline

Official Publish: March 9th, 2002
Last Modified: August 8th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.