4.6 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
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.
Author | Note |
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mdeslaur | patch may introduce behaviour change |
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136251.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136264.html
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-2972
lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20140722.145949.42c043f5.en.html
lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20140722.152452.d6c019e8.en.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2972
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-2972
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2933-1
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2972