CVE-2014-2972
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2014-2972 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | certcc |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2014-09-04 17:55:05 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | expand.c in Exim before 4.83 expands mathematical comparisons twice, which allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary commands via a crafted lookup value. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:L/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 | 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 | 4.75 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.76 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.77 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.80 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.80.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | 4.82 | All | All | All |
| Application | Exim | Exim | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bug 1122552 – CVE-2014-2972 exim: local code execution via string expansion | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| git.exim.org Git - exim.git/commitdiff | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.exim.org | |
| [exim] Exim 4.83 Released | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.exim.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| [exim] Exim Security Advisory CVE-2014-2972 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.exim.org | Vendor Advisory |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 19 Update: exim-4.80.1-4.fc19 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| Exim: Arbitrary code execution (GLSA 201607-12) — Gentoo security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: exim-4.80.1-7.fc20 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| USN-2933-1: Exim vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| 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.