7.2
CVSSv2

CVE-1999-0971

Published: 22/07/1997 Updated: 09/09/2008
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 725
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

Buffer overflow in Exim allows local users to gain root privileges via a long :include: option in a .forward file.

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university of cambridge exim

Exploits

/* source: wwwsecurityfocuscom/bid/1859/info A potential local root yielding buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Exim mail client version 162 A buffer used in processing filenames of message attachments can be overflowed by a maliciously-formed filename As a result, the excessive data copied onto the stack can overwrite critical ...