Exim 4 before 4.94.2 has Execution with Unnecessary Privileges. By leveraging a delete_pid_file race condition, a local user can delete arbitrary files as root. This involves the -oP and -oPX options.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2020-qualys/CVE-2020-28007-LFDIR.txt | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
13 May 2021, 20:25
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : 6.3
v3 : 6.3 |
References | (MISC) https://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2020-qualys/CVE-2020-28007-LFDIR.txt - Exploit, Vendor Advisory | |
CPE | cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
CWE | CWE-269 |
06 May 2021, 13:16
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New CVE |
Information
Published : 2021-05-06 13:15
Updated : 2023-12-10 13:55
NVD link : CVE-2021-27216
Mitre link : CVE-2021-27216
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-27216
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Products Affected
exim
- exim
CWE
CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')