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CVE-2010-2024

transports/appendfile.c in Exim before 4.72, when MBX locking is enabled, allows local users to change permissions of arbitrary files or create arbitrary files, and cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges, via a symlink attack on a lockfile in /tmp/.

Published

2010-06-07T17:12:48.280

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.4 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-362
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application exim exim ≤ 4.71 Yes
Application exim exim 4.10 Yes
Application exim exim 4.20 Yes
Application exim exim 4.21 Yes
Application exim exim 4.22 Yes
Application exim exim 4.23 Yes
Application exim exim 4.24 Yes
Application exim exim 4.30 Yes
Application exim exim 4.31 Yes
Application exim exim 4.32 Yes
Application exim exim 4.33 Yes
Application exim exim 4.34 Yes
Application exim exim 4.40 Yes
Application exim exim 4.41 Yes
Application exim exim 4.42 Yes
Application exim exim 4.43 Yes
Application exim exim 4.44 Yes
Application exim exim 4.50 Yes
Application exim exim 4.51 Yes
Application exim exim 4.52 Yes
Application exim exim 4.53 Yes
Application exim exim 4.54 Yes
Application exim exim 4.60 Yes
Application exim exim 4.61 Yes
Application exim exim 4.62 Yes
Application exim exim 4.63 Yes
Application exim exim 4.64 Yes
Application exim exim 4.65 Yes
Application exim exim 4.66 Yes
Application exim exim 4.67 Yes
Application exim exim 4.68 Yes
Application exim exim 4.69 Yes
Application exim exim 4.70 Yes
References