Description
transports/appendfile.c in Exim before 4.72, when MBX locking is enabled, allows local users to change permissions of arbitrary files or create arbitrary files, and cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges, via a symlink attack on a lockfile in /tmp/.
Published: 2010-06-07
Score: 4.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-2044 transports/appendfile.c in Exim before 4.72, when MBX locking is enabled, allows local users to change permissions of arbitrary files or create arbitrary files, and cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges, via a symlink attack on a lockfile in /tmp/.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1060-1 Exim vulnerabilities
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T02:17:14.464Z

Reserved: 2010-05-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-2024

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-06-07T17:12:48.280

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2010-2024

cve-icon Redhat

Severity :

Publid Date: 2010-06-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-2024 - Bugzilla

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