Exim 3.34 and earlier may allow local users to gain privileges via a buffer overflow in long -C (configuration file) and other command line arguments.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4096
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-208.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8194.php
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101362618118598&w=2
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2002-05-31
Updated: 2026-06-16
Base Score: 4.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.00086