CVE-2002-1381 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.3% (pctl 83)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Format string vulnerability in daemon.c for Exim 4.x through 4.10, and 3.x through 3.36, allows exim administrative users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the pid_file_path value.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 2.3% — more likely to be exploited than 83% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-12-23 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| university of cambridge | exim |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Exim Internet Mailer 3.35/3.36/4.10 - Format String | 2002-12-04 |
References
- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/exim-users/message/42358
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103903403527788&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104006219018664&w=2
- http://www.exim.org/pipermail/exim-users/Week-of-Mon-20021202/046978.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6314
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10761
- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/exim-users/message/42358
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103903403527788&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104006219018664&w=2
- http://www.exim.org/pipermail/exim-users/Week-of-Mon-20021202/046978.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6314
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10761
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