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CVE-2010-2023
Published: Jun 7, 2010
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
transports/appendfile.c in Exim before 4.72, when a world-writable sticky-bit mail directory is used, does not verify the st_nlink field of mailbox files, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges by creating a hard link to another user's file.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
20100603 Multiple vulnerabilities in Exim
mailing-list
x_refsource_FULLDISC
40451
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
ADV-2010-1402
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
ADV-2011-0364
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
43243
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=988
x_refsource_CONFIRM
40019
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
[exim-dev] 20100524 Security issues in exim4 local delivery
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
40123
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
20100603 Multiple vulnerabilities in Exim
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=600093
x_refsource_CONFIRM
FEDORA-2010-9524
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
SUSE-SR:2010:014
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
USN-1060-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
exim-mail-directory-priv-escalation(59043)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
FEDORA-2010-9506
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
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