CVE-2011-1764
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2011-1764 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2011-10-05 02:56:24 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | Format string vulnerability in the dkim_exim_verify_finish function in src/dkim.c in Exim before 4.76 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via format string specifiers in data used in DKIM logging, as demonstrated by an identity field containing a % (percent) character. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Exim | Exim | 2.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 2.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 2.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 3.00 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 3.01 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 3.02 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 3.03 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 3.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 3.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 3.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 3.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 3.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 3.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 3.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 3.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 3.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 3.22 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 3.30 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 3.31 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 3.32 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 3.33 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 3.34 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 3.35 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 3.36 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.00 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.01 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.02 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.03 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.04 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.05 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.22 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.23 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.24 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.30 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.31 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.32 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.33 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.34 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.40 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.41 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.42 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.43 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.44 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.50 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.51 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.52 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.53 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.54 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.60 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.61 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.62 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.63 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.64 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.65 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.66 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.67 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.68 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.69 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.70 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.71 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.72 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.73 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.74 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| [security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2011:009 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| #624670 - exim4 dkim plugin - % in dkim signature logged to paniclog - Debian Bug report logs | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.debian.org | Patch |
| Bug 702474 – CVE-2011-1764 exim: improper format string handling in DKIM signatures | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Patch |
| git.exim.org Git - exim.git/commit | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.exim.org | Patch |
| About Secunia Research | Flexera | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2232-1 exim4 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| Bug 1106 – % in dkim signature logged to paniclog | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.exim.org | Patch |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.