security flaw
Published Jun 25, 2002
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.35%
Description
Exim 3.22 and earlier, in some configurations, does not properly verify the local part of an address when redirecting the address to a pipe, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 3.22
No data.
Red Hat Powertools 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:176
Red Hat Powertools 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:176
Red Hat Powertools 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:176
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Powertools 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:176 |
| Red Hat Powertools 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:176 |
| Red Hat Powertools 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:176 |
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.35% (0.06354) | 93.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.35% (0.06354) | 92.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.01% (0.01007) | 75.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.23% (0.05230) | 92.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 27, 2024 | 1.90% (0.01897) | 88.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.89% (0.01894) | 86.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100877978506387&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-097 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/283723 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-176.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3728 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0889 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616634 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7738 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0889
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0889
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100877978506387&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-097 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/283723 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-176.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3728 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0889 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616634 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7738 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0889 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0889 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.