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CVE-2011-0017 Details

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.

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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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
ftp://ftp.exim.org/pub/exim/ChangeLogs/ChangeLog-4.74	CVE
http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20110126.034702.4d69c278.en.html	CVE	Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00004.html	CVE
http://osvdb.org/70696	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/43101	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43128	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43243	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65028	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2154	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46065	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1060-1	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0224	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0245	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0364	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0464	CVE
ftp://ftp.exim.org/pub/exim/ChangeLogs/ChangeLog-4.74	[email protected]
http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20110126.034702.4d69c278.en.html	[email protected]	Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00004.html	[email protected]
http://osvdb.org/70696	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/43101	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43128	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43243	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65028	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2154	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46065	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1060-1	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0224	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0245	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0364	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0464	[email protected]

see all 30 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	[email protected]
CWE-59	Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
exim exim	<= 4.72 2.10 2.11 2.12 3.00
CPE cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:::::::: 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:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

exim exim

<= 4.72

2.10

2.11

2.12

3.00

CPE

cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 17, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 2, 2011	Initial Analysis	[email protected]