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CVE-2001-0889 Details

Description

Exim 3.22 and earlier, in some configurations, does not properly verify the local part of an address when redirecting the address to a pipe, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.

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://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100877978506387&w=2 CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7738 CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-097 CVE
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/283723 CVEUS Government Resource
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-176.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.
redhat linux
All versions

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2001-0889
NVD Published Date:
Dec 19, 2001
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2001-0889 Details - Not Deferred