security flaw
Published Mar 9, 2002
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 11.89%
Description
Format string vulnerability in exim (3.22-10 in Red Hat, 3.12 in Debian and 3.16 in Conectiva) in batched SMTP mode allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via format strings in SMTP mail headers.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 3.22
- n/a
Configuration 2
- 4.0
- n/a
No data.
Red Hat Powertools 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:078
Red Hat Powertools 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:078
Red Hat Powertools 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:078
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Powertools 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:078 |
| Red Hat Powertools 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:078 |
| Red Hat Powertools 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:078 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 11.89% (0.11891) | 95.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 11.89% (0.11891) | 95.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 19.93% (0.19934) | 94.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 29.67% (0.29666) | 94.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 19.93% (0.19934) | 95.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 15.21% (0.15208) | 95.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 18, 2023 | 19.61% (0.19607) | 95.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 22.76% (0.22764) | 95.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 15.61% (0.15607) | 96.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 15.61% (0.15607) | 95.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 15.61% (0.15607) | 92.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/0041.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitVendor Advisory
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000402 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-058 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-078.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2828 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0690 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616609 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6671 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0690
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0690
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/0041.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000402 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-058 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-078.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2828 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0690 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616609 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6671 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0690 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0690 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.