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high 7.2

CVE-2002-1381 json

Format string vulnerability in daemon.c for Exim 4.x through 4.10, and 3.x through 3.36, allows exim administrative users to execute arbitr…

published 2002-12-23 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-1365

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.3%
EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Format string vulnerability in daemon.c for Exim 4.x through 4.10, and 3.x through 3.36, allows exim administrative users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the pid_file_path value.

Patch / fix

  • exim4 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.11-0.0.1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1381

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-22066)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

2.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-22066 Exim Internet Mailer 3.35/3.36/4.10 - Format String local, 2002-12-04
  • groups.yahoo.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/exim-users/message/42358 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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