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ghsa-9qqj-vrhc-8q74

Vulnerability from github

Published

2022-05-17 03:34

Modified

2022-05-17 03:34

Details

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.

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  "aliases": [
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  "modified": "2022-05-17T03:34:41Z",
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cve-2014-2972

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2014-09-04 17:00

Modified

2024-08-06 10:28

Severity ?

Summary

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.

References

▼	URL	Tags
	http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136264.html	vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
	http://git.exim.org/exim.git/commitdiff/7685ce68148a083d7759e78d01aa5198fc099c44	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136251.html	vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
	https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20140722.145949.42c043f5.en.html	mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
	https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20140722.152452.d6c019e8.en.html	mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
	https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-12	vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2933-1	vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1122552	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

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n/a

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