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.
Published: 2002-06-25
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2001-0872 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.
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Redhat Linux Powertools
University Of Cambridge Exim
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:37:06.964Z

Reserved: 2001-12-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0889

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-12-19T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2001-0889

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Severity :

Publid Date: 2002-01-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2001-0889 - Bugzilla

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