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Exim Local Root / Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
SMTP problems
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.9
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
8 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
Exim < 4.86.2 Local Root Privilege Escalation
Insight
Insight
When Exim installation has been compiled with Perl support and contains a perl_startup configuration variable it can be exploited by malicious local attackers to gain root privileges.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to Exim 4.86.2 or newer.