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CVE-2010-4345 kev in the critical feed json

Exim 4.72 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging the ability of the exim user account to specify an alternate conf…

published 15y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-4314

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Exploited
added 2022-03-25
epss
18.0%
EPSS 18.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
2
Metasploit and Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

cisa required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  • exim4 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.72-3

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4345

  • exim RHEL 4 4.43-1.RHEL4.5.el4_8.3
  • exim RHEL 5 4.63-5.el5_6.2
  • exim-sa RHEL 4 4.43-1.RHEL4.5.el4_8.3
  • exim-sa RHEL 5 4.63-5.el5_6.2
  • exim-mon RHEL 4 4.43-1.RHEL4.5.el4_8.3
  • exim-mon RHEL 5 4.63-5.el5_6.2

red hat advisories RHSA-2011:0153

  • exim openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.86.2-2.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10017-1

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2010-4345 updated cvss 6.8

exim: privilege escalation

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server) exim 4.63-5.el5_6.2, exim-sa 4.63-5.el5_6.2, exim-mon 4.63-5.el5_6.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 exim 4.43-1.RHEL4.5.el4_8.3, exim-sa 4.43-1.RHEL4.5.el4_8.3, exim-mon 4.43-1.RHEL4.5.el4_8.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 exim 4.43-1.RHEL4.5.el4_8.3, exim-sa 4.43-1.RHEL4.5.el4_8.3, exim-mon 4.43-1.RHEL4.5.el4_8.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 exim 4.43-1.RHEL4.5.el4_8.3, exim-sa 4.43-1.RHEL4.5.el4_8.3, exim-mon 4.43-1.RHEL4.5.el4_8.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 exim 4.43-1.RHEL4.5.el4_8.3, exim-sa 4.43-1.RHEL4.5.el4_8.3, exim-mon 4.43-1.RHEL4.5.el4_8.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:0153

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/unix/smtp/exim4_string_format)
  2. Published
  3. Added to CISA KEV
  4. CISA patch deadline
  5. CISA SSVC: exploitation active

Known exploited

Added
4y ago
Patch by
2022-04-15 (4y ago)
Ransomware
Not known
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vendor, product
Exim, Exim
CISA name
Exim Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Active, exploited in the wild
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

17.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.9 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

References

Sources

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