SB2011011701 - Red Hat update for exim

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SB2011011701 - Red Hat update for exim

Published: January 17, 2011 Updated: May 2, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2011011701
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4345)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to design error in Exim, when allowing local users to load arbitrary configuration file via the "spool_directory" directive. A local user can specify an alternate configuration file with a directive that contains arbitrary commands and execute arbitrary commands on the system with root privileges.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will allow a local user to gain root privileges on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References