Vulnerability CVE-1999-0971

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0971 (CCN-1893)

Assigned:

1997-07-22

Published:

1997-07-22

Updated:

2008-09-09

Summary:

Buffer overflow in Exim allows local users to gain root privileges via a long :include: option in a .forward file.

CVSS v3 Severity:

9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): High Integrity (I): High Availibility (A): High

CVSS v2 Severity:

7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Complete Integrity (I): Complete Availibility (A): Complete

7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Complete Integrity (I): Complete Availibility (A): Complete

Vulnerability Type:

CWE-Other

Vulnerability Consequences:

Gain Privileges

References:

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue, 22 Jul 1997 08:53:46 -0500
Security hole in exim 1.62: local root exploit

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0971

Source: CCN
Type: Exim Home Page
exim Internet Mailer

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 7160
Exim .forward :include: Option Privilege Escalation

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19970722 Security hole in exim 1.62: local root exploit

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
exim-include-overflow(1893)

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

Denotes that component is vulnerable