CVE-2011-0017

CVSS V2 Medium 6.9 CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2011-0017
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2011-02-02T01:00:06
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2017-08-17T01:33:22
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-20 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 4.72
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:3.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.67:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.69:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 6.9
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.4
  • Impact Score
  • 10
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0224 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0245 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46065
http://secunia.com/advisories/43128 Vendor Advisory
ftp://ftp.exim.org/pub/exim/ChangeLogs/ChangeLog-4.74
http://osvdb.org/70696
http://secunia.com/advisories/43101 Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2154
http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20110126.034702.4d69c278.en.html Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/43243
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0364
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1060-1
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00004.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0464
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65028
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0017
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-0017
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 08:55:41 Added to TrackCVE