exim: local code execution via string expansion
Published Sep 4, 2014
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.49%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 4.82.1
- 4.00
- 4.01
- 4.02
- 4.03
- 4.04
- 4.05
- 4.10
- 4.11
- 4.12
- 4.14
- 4.20
- 4.21
- 4.22
- 4.23
- 4.24
- 4.30
- 4.31
- 4.32
- 4.33
- 4.34
- 4.40
- 4.41
- 4.42
- 4.43
- 4.44
- 4.50
- 4.51
- 4.52
- 4.53
- 4.54
- 4.60
- 4.61
- 4.62
- 4.63
- 4.64
- 4.65
- 4.66
- 4.67
- 4.68
- 4.69
- 4.70
- 4.71
- 4.72
- 4.73
- 4.74
- 4.75
- 4.76
- 4.77
- 4.80
- 4.80.1
- 4.82
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
exim
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | exim | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is now in Production 3 Phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This has been rated as having Low security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.
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: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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.49% (0.00487) | 39.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.49% (0.00487) | 37.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.21% (0.00205) | 40.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://git.exim.org/exim.git/commitdiff/7685ce68148a083d7759e78d01aa5198fc099c44 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136251.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136264.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2933-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2972 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1122552 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20140722.145949.42c043f5.en.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatchVendor Advisory
- https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20140722.152452.d6c019e8.en.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2972
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-12 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2972
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.exim.org/exim.git/commitdiff/7685ce68148a083d7759e78d01aa5198fc099c44 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136251.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136264.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2933-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2972 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1122552 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20140722.145949.42c043f5.en.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20140722.152452.d6c019e8.en.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2972 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-12 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2972 |
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