Exim 4.72 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging the ability of the exim user account to specify an alternate configuration file with a directive that contains arbitrary commands, as demonstrated by the spool_directory directive.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade eximUpgrade exim-saUpgrade exim-monUpgrade exim-doc | Dec 1, 2016 | Dec 14, 2010 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade exim4 | Jul 30, 2024 | Dec 14, 2010 |
| Exim | — | Upgrade Exim to version 4.72.0 | Dec 3, 2019 | Dec 14, 2010 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade exim | Dec 10, 2025 | Jan 8, 2011 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade mail-mta/exim. | Oct 30, 2017 | Dec 14, 2010 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade exim-saUpgrade eximUpgrade exim-mon | Oct 16, 2024 | Dec 14, 2010 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade eximonUpgrade eximstats-htmlUpgrade exim | Feb 17, 2015 | Dec 14, 2010 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade exim4-daemon-heavyUpgrade exim4-daemon-customUpgrade exim4-daemon-light | Nov 8, 2024 | Dec 14, 2010 |
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