CVE-2010-2024
N/A
Published: June 7, 2010 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:19 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorExim
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
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/.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=989
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/042587.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/042613.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40019
References (18)
Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISC
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-06/0079.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20100524.175925.9a69f755.en.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/042587.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/042613.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/40019Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-362
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