Exim before 4.86.2, when installed setuid root, allows local users to gain privileges via the perl_startup argument.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | debian-upgrade-exim4 | Apr 7, 2016 | Mar 14, 2016 | |
| Exim | exim-upgrade-4_86_2 | Jun 7, 2019 | Apr 7, 2016 | |
| Freebsd | freebsd-upgrade-package-exim | Dec 10, 2025 | Mar 2, 2016 | |
| Redhat_linux | — | no-fix-redhat-rpm-package | Jul 9, 2025 | Mar 2, 2016 |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-eximsuse-upgrade-exim-debuginfosuse-upgrade-exim-debugsourcesuse-upgrade-eximonsuse-upgrade-eximon-debuginfosuse-upgrade-eximstats-html | Mar 11, 2016 | Mar 11, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-exim4-daemon-customubuntu-upgrade-exim4-daemon-heavyubuntu-upgrade-exim4-daemon-light | Apr 7, 2016 | Mar 15, 2016 |
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