Format string vulnerability in daemon.c for Exim 4.x through 4.10, and 3.x through 3.36, allows exim administrative users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the pid_file_path value
Published Sep 1, 2004
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.30%
Description
Format string vulnerability in daemon.c for Exim 4.x through 4.10, and 3.x through 3.36, allows exim administrative users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the pid_file_path value.
Affected products
No data.
- 3.35
- 3.36
- 4.10
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.30% (0.02301) | 82.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.30% (0.02301) | 80.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.05% (0.03052) | 85.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00174) | 55.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00174) | 54.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00174) | 52.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.61% (0.02615) | 82.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.61% (0.02615) | 80.31th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.61% (0.02615) | 61.80th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/exim-users/message/42358 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103903403527788&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104006219018664&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.exim.org/pipermail/exim-users/Week-of-Mon-20021202/046978.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6314 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10761 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://groups.yahoo.com/group/exim-users/message/42358 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103903403527788&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104006219018664&w=2 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://www.exim.org/pipermail/exim-users/Week-of-Mon-20021202/046978.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6314 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10761 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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