CVE-2011-0017

NameCVE-2011-0017
DescriptionThe open_log function in log.c in Exim 4.72 and earlier does not check the return value from (1) setuid or (2) setgid system calls, which allows local users to append log data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-2154-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
exim4 (PTS)bullseye4.94.2-7+deb11u3fixed
bullseye (security)4.94.2-7+deb11u5fixed
bookworm4.96-15+deb12u9fixed
bookworm (security)4.96-15+deb12u10fixed
trixie4.98.2-1+deb13u2fixed
trixie (security)4.98.2-1+deb13u3fixed
forky, sid4.99.3-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
exim4sourcelenny4.69-9+lenny3DSA-2154-1
exim4source(unstable)4.72-4
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