UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2972

expand.c in Exim before 4.83 expands mathematical comparisons twice, which allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary commands via a crafted lookup value.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / exim4

Package

Name: exim4
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/exim4@4.82-3ubuntu2.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

4.82-3ubuntu2.1

Affected versions

4.*

4.80-7ubuntu3

4.80-7ubuntu4

4.80-9ubuntu1

4.80-9ubuntu2

4.82-3ubuntu1

4.82-3ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific

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            "binary_version": "4.82-3ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "exim4"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.82-3ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "exim4-base"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.82-3ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "exim4-config"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.82-3ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "exim4-daemon-heavy"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.82-3ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "exim4-daemon-light"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.82-3ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "exim4-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.82-3ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "eximon4"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}