CVE-2011-0017

N/A

Description

The open_log function in log.c in Exim 4.72 and earlier does not check the return value from (1) setuid or (2) setgid system calls, which allows local users to append log data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 ScoreN/A

Published2/2/2011

Last Modified4/29/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

exim:exim

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20CWE-59

References

ftp://ftp.exim.org/pub/exim/ChangeLogs/ChangeLog-4.74(secalert@redhat.com)

http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20110126.034702.4d69c278.en.html(secalert@redhat.com)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00004.html(secalert@redhat.com)

http://osvdb.org/70696(secalert@redhat.com)

http://secunia.com/advisories/43101(secalert@redhat.com)

http://secunia.com/advisories/43128(secalert@redhat.com)

http://secunia.com/advisories/43243(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2154(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46065(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1060-1(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0224(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0245(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0364(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0464(secalert@redhat.com)

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65028(secalert@redhat.com)

ftp://ftp.exim.org/pub/exim/ChangeLogs/ChangeLog-4.74(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20110126.034702.4d69c278.en.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00004.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://osvdb.org/70696(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/43101(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/43128(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/43243(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2154(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46065(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1060-1(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0224(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0245(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0364(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0464(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65028(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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