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Amazon Linux AMI: Security patch for exim (ALAS-2014-395) (CVE-2014-2972)

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Amazon Linux AMI: Security patch for exim (ALAS-2014-395) (CVE-2014-2972)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/04/2014
Created
07/25/2018
Added
09/26/2014
Modified
07/04/2017

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.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-exim
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-exim-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-exim-greylist
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-exim-mon
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-exim-mysql
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-exim-pgsql

References

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