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Status published
Medium
CVE-2011-0017
The open_log function in log.c in Exim 4.72 and earlier...
Vulnerability Description
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.
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
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43128
- http://osvdb.org/70696
- ftp://ftp.exim.org/pub/exim/ChangeLogs/ChangeLog-4.74
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0364
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46065
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43243
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65028
- http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20110126.034702.4d69c278.en.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0224
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2154
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00004.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0464
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43101
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0245
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1060-1
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 3.00, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14, 3.15, 3.16, 3.20, 3.21, 3.22, 3.30, 3.31, 3.32, 3.33, 3.34, 3.35, 3.36, 4.00, 4.01, 4.02, 4.03, 4.04, 4.05, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.14, 4.20, 4.21, 4.22, 4.23, 4.24, 4.30, 4.31, 4.32, 4.33, 4.34, 4.40, 4.41, 4.42, 4.43, 4.44, 4.50, 4.51, 4.52, 4.53, 4.54, 4.60, 4.61, 4.62, 4.63, 4.64, 4.65, 4.66, 4.67, 4.68, 4.69, 4.70, 4.71
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 2nd, 2011
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.