GLSA-201607-12 : Exim: Arbitrary code execution

medium Nessus Plugin ID 92482

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201607-12 (Exim: Arbitrary code execution)

Vulnerabilities have been discovered in Exim’s implementation of set-uid root and when using ‘perl_startup’. These vulnerabilities require a user account on the Exim server and a configuration that does lookups against files to which the user has edit access.
Impact :

A local attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or escalate privileges.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Exim users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=mail-mta/exim-4.87'

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 92482

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201607-12.nasl

Version: 2.3

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 7/21/2016

Updated: 1/30/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-2972

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:exim

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/20/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-2972

GLSA: 201607-12

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