Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2001-0889 (CCN-7738)

Assigned:2001-12-19
Published:2001-12-19
Updated:2017-10-10
Summary:Exim 3.22 and earlier, in some configurations, does not properly verify the local part of an address when redirecting the address to a pipe, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
7.5 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Dec 19 2001 - 08:46:34 CST
[ph10@cus.cam.ac.uk: [Exim] Potential security problem]

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2001-0889

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20011219 [ph10@cus.cam.ac.uk: [Exim] Potential security problem]

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2001-176
Updated exim packages fix security problem

Source: DEBIAN
Type: UNKNOWN
DSA-097

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-097
exim -- Uncontrolled program execution

Source: CCN
Type: Exim Web site
Availability of exim

Source: CCN
Type: US-CERT VU#283723
Exim does not adequately validate user input thereby allow execution of arbitrary commands

Source: CERT-VN
Type: US Government Resource
VU#283723

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 5530
Exim Localhost Name Arbitrary Command Execution

Source: REDHAT
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
RHSA-2001:176

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
3728

Source: CCN
Type: BID-3728
Exim Pipe Hostname Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
exim-pipe-hostname-commands(7738)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
exim-pipe-hostname-commands(7738)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:university_of_cambridge:exim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 3.22)

  • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:linux_powertools:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:linux_powertools:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    university_of_cambridge exim *
    redhat linux *
    debian debian linux 2.2
    redhat linux 7
    redhat linux 7.1
    redhat linux 7.2
    redhat linux powertools 6.2
    redhat linux powertools 7.0
    redhat linux 7.3