Vulnerability CVE-2014-2972 - CERT Civis.Net

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2014-2972 (CCN-94758)

Assigned:

2014-07-22

Published:

2014-07-22

Updated:

2016-12-03

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.

CVSS v3 Severity:

4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

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

CVSS v2 Severity:

4.6 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
3.4 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)

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

2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
1.6 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)

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

Vulnerability Type:

Vulnerability Consequences:

Other

References:

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2014-2972

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://git.exim.org/exim.git/commitdiff/7685ce68148a083d7759e78d01aa5198fc099c44

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2014-8803

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2014-8865

Source: CCN
Type: oss-security Mailing List, Tue, 22 Jul 2014 11:44:44 -0400
Exim: 4.83 Released, CVE-2014-2972 fix

Source: CCN
Type: Exim Web site
Exim

Source: CCN
Type: BID-68857
Exim CVE-2014-2972 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Source: UBUNTU
Type: UNKNOWN
USN-2933-1

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1122552

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
exim-cve2012972-weak-security(94758)

Source: MLIST
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
[exim] 20140722 [exim] Exim 4.83 Released

Source: MLIST
Type: Vendor Advisory
[exim] 20140722 [exim] Exim Security Advisory CVE-2014-2972

Source: GENTOO
Type: UNKNOWN
GLSA-201607-12

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.67:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.69:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.77:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.80.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.82:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:exim:exim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 4.82.1)

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/a:exim:exim:4.82:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable

Oval Definitions

Definition ID	Class	Title	Last Modified
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20142972	V	CVE-2014-2972	2022-06-30
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:112206	P	exim-4.86.2-2.2 on GA media (Moderate)	2022-01-17
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:105737	P	exim-4.86.2-2.2 on GA media (Moderate)	2021-10-01
oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20142972000	V	CVE-2014-2972 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - low.	2014-09-04
oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20142972000	V	CVE-2014-2972 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - low.	2014-09-04