{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2972","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.","modified":"2026-04-22T09:38:29.137811Z","published":"2014-09-04T00:00:00Z","related":["USN-2933-1"],"upstream":["CVE-2014-2972"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-2972"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20140722.152452.d6c019e8.en.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20140722.145949.42c043f5.en.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136264.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136251.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2933-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2972"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"exim4","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/exim4@4.82-3ubuntu2.1?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.82-3ubuntu2.1"}]}],"versions":["4.80-7ubuntu3","4.80-7ubuntu4","4.80-9ubuntu1","4.80-9ubuntu2","4.82-3ubuntu1","4.82-3ubuntu2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_version":"4.82-3ubuntu2.1","binary_name":"exim4"},{"binary_version":"4.82-3ubuntu2.1","binary_name":"exim4-base"},{"binary_version":"4.82-3ubuntu2.1","binary_name":"exim4-config"},{"binary_version":"4.82-3ubuntu2.1","binary_name":"exim4-daemon-heavy"},{"binary_version":"4.82-3ubuntu2.1","binary_name":"exim4-daemon-light"},{"binary_version":"4.82-3ubuntu2.1","binary_name":"eximon4"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2972.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"low"}]}