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CentOS Update for exim CESA-2010:0970 centos4 x86_64
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'exim' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Insight
Insight
Exim is a mail transport agent (MTA) developed at the University of Cambridge for use on Unix systems connected to the Internet. A buffer overflow flaw was discovered in Exim's internal string_vformat() function. A remote attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the mail server running Exim. (CVE-2010-4344) Note: successful exploitation would allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code as root on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 or 5 system that is running the Exim mail server. An exploit for this issue is known to exist. For additional information regarding this flaw, along with mitigation advice, please see the Knowledge Base article linked to in the References section of this advisory. Users of Exim are advised to update to these erratum packages which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. After installing this update, the Exim daemon will be restarted automatically.
Affected Software
Affected Software
exim on CentOS 4
Solution
Solution
Please install the updated packages.