CVE-2010-4345
Exim Privilege Escalation Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
Description
Exim 4.72 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging the ability of the exim user account to specify an alternate configuration file with a directive that contains arbitrary commands, as demonstrated by the spool_directory directive.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 14, 2010, 4 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 16, 2024, 5:57 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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Exim allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging the ability of the exim user account to specify an alternate configuration file with a directive that contains arbitrary commands.
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Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2010-4345 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2010-4345
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2010-4345.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2010-4345 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2010-4345 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 16, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1044 Patch http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1044 Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20101209.172233.abcba158.en.html Patch http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20101209.172233.abcba158.en.html Mailing List, Patch Changed Reference Type http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20101210.164935.385e04d0.en.html No Types Assigned http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20101210.164935.385e04d0.en.html Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00003.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00003.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/10/1 No Types Assigned http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/10/1 Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/42576 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/42576 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/42930 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/42930 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/43128 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/43128 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/43243 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/43243 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.cpanel.net/2010/12/critical-exim-security-update.html No Types Assigned http://www.cpanel.net/2010/12/critical-exim-security-update.html Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2131 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2131 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2154 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2154 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.exim.org/lurker/message/20101207.215955.bb32d4f2.en.html Vendor Advisory http://www.exim.org/lurker/message/20101207.215955.bb32d4f2.en.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/758489 US Government Resource http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/758489 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource Changed Reference Type http://www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/unix/smtp/exim4_string_format No Types Assigned http://www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/unix/smtp/exim4_string_format Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/04/7 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/04/7 Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0153.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0153.html Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515172/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515172/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45341 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45341 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024859 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024859 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/12/11/exim_code_execution_peril/ No Types Assigned http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/12/11/exim_code_execution_peril/ Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1060-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1060-1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3171 Vendor Advisory http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3171 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3204 Vendor Advisory http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3204 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0135 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0135 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0245 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0245 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0364 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0364 Broken Link Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=662012 Patch https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=662012 Issue Tracking, Patch Removed CWE NIST CWE-264 Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.67:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.69:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.72 OR *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.72 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description CVE-2010-4345 exim: privilege escalation Exim 4.72 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging the ability of the exim user account to specify an alternate configuration file with a directive that contains arbitrary commands, as demonstrated by the spool_directory directive. Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0153 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4345 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Exim 4.72 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging the ability of the exim user account to specify an alternate configuration file with a directive that contains arbitrary commands, as demonstrated by the spool_directory directive. CVE-2010-4345 exim: privilege escalation Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4345 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0153 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 04, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/04/7 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 10, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/515172/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515172/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 14, 2010
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2010-4345 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2010-4345
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.12 }} 1.00%
score
0.84773
percentile