{
    "id": "CVE-2001-0690",
    "published": "2001-09-20 04:00:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 21:54:46",
    "cvss_score": "7.5",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": null,
    "description": "Format string vulnerability in exim (3.22-10 in Red Hat, 3.12 in Debian and 3.16 in Conectiva) in batched SMTP mode allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via format strings in SMTP mail headers.",
    "epss_score": "0.11891",
    "epss_percentile": "0.95991",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-03 18:17:03",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "conectiva",
            "product": "linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "debian",
            "product": "debian_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "university_of_cambridge",
            "product": "exim"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "20900",
            "title": "Exim 3.x - Format String",
            "date": "2001-06-06",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20900"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/0041.html",
        "http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000402",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-058",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-078.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2828",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6671",
        "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/0041.html",
        "http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000402",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-058",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-078.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2828",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6671"
    ]
}