CVE-2011-1764 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2011-1764

Format string vulnerability in the dkim_exim_verify_finish function in src/dkim.c in...

Vulnerability Description

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.

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

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

exim
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, 4.72, 4.73, 4.74

Timeline

Official Publish: October 5th, 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.