DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4345

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4345
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4345.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4345
Upstream
Downstream
Published
2010-12-14T16:00:04Z
Modified
2026-09-29T05:00:46Z
Summary
[none]
Details

Exim 4.72 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging the ability of the exim user account to specify an alternate configuration file with a directive that contains arbitrary commands, as demonstrated by the spool_directory directive.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / exim4

Package

Name
exim4
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/exim4?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.72-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency":  "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4345.json"

Debian:13 / exim4

Package

Name
exim4
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/exim4?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.72-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency":  "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4345.json"

Debian:14 / exim4

Package

Name
exim4
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/exim4?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.72-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency":  "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4345.json"