Vulnerability CVE-2001-0889
Published: 2001-12-19   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
Exim 3.22 and earlier, in some configurations, does not properly verify the local part of an address when redirecting the address to a pipe, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.5/10
6.4/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
University of cambridge -> EXIM 
Redhat -> Linux 

 References:
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100877978506387&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-097
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/283723
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-176.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3728
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7738
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