{"id":"CVE-2010-4345","details":"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.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:41:29.957837Z","published":"2010-12-14T16:00:04Z","related":["openSUSE-SU-2024:10017-1"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00003.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/42576"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/42930"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/43128"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/43243"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2131"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2154"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.exim.org/lurker/message/20101207.215955.bb32d4f2.en.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/758489"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/unix/smtp/exim4_string_format"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515172/100/0/threaded"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45341"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024859"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/12/11/exim_code_execution_peril/"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1060-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3171"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3204"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0135"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0245"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0364"},{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20101209.172233.abcba158.en.html"},{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20101210.164935.385e04d0.en.html"},{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00003.html"},{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/10/1"},{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2131"},{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2154"},{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"http://www.exim.org/lurker/message/20101207.215955.bb32d4f2.en.html"},{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/04/7"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1044"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20101209.172233.abcba158.en.html"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=662012"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1044"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=662012"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.cpanel.net/2010/12/critical-exim-security-update.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/758489"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0153.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515172/100/0/threaded"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45341"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024859"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/12/11/exim_code_execution_peril/"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}