CVE-2006-1251 json
Argument injection vulnerability in greylistclean.cron in sa-exim 4.2 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via an email with a…
published 2006-03-19 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-1255
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.5%
- EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Argument injection vulnerability in greylistclean.cron in sa-exim 4.2 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via an email with a To field that contains a filename separated by whitespace, which is not quoted when greylistclean.cron provides the argument to the rm command.
Patch / fix
- sa-exim Debian 13, Debian 12 4.2.1-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2006-1251
Exploit prediction
1.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
References
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/17110
vdb-entry, patch
-
marc.merlins.org
/linux/exim/files/sa-exim-cvs/Changelog.html
patch
-
secunia.com
/advisories/19225
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/0941
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/25286
vdb-entry
- bugs.debian.org /cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=345071
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-1251
- NVD CVE-2006-1251
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