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CVE-2001-0690 Details

Description

Format string vulnerability in exim (3.22-10 in Red Hat, 3.12 in Debian and 3.16 in Conectiva) in batched SMTP mode allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via format strings in SMTP mail headers.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/0041.html CVEExploitVendor Advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000402 CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6671 CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-058 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-078.html CVEPatchVendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
university of cambridge exim
<= 3.22

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
conectiva linux
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
4.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
redhat linux
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2001-0690
NVD Published Date:
Sep 20, 2001
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2001-0690 Details - Not Deferred