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CVE-2014-2972
Published:September 04, 2014
Updated:May 17, 2026
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.
Related Resources (11)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-12
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2014-2972
https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20140722.152452.d6c019e8.en.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136251.html
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-2972
http://git.exim.org/exim.git/commitdiff/7685ce68148a083d7759e78d01aa5198fc099c44
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136264.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2972
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2933-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1122552
https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20140722.145949.42c043f5.en.html
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.9
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
CVSS v2
Base Score:
4.6
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
EPSS
Base Score:
0.21