Vulnerabilities > CVE-1999-0971 - Unspecified vulnerability in University of Cambridge Exim

047910
CVSS 7.2 - HIGH
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
local
low complexity
university-of-cambridge
exploit available
NVD
Published: 1997-07-22
Updated: 2008-09-09

Summary

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

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
University_Of_Cambridge
1

Exploit-Db

descriptionExim Buffer 1.6.2/1.6.51 Overflow Vulnerability. CVE-1999-0971. Local exploit for unix platform
idEDB-ID:20333
last seen2016-02-02
modified1997-07-21
published1997-07-21
reporterD. J. Bernstein
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/20333/
titleExim Buffer 1.6.2/1.6.51 - Overflow Vulnerability

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