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CVE-2001-0690

Published: Sep 20, 2001 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0690
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

Format string vulnerability in exim (3.22-10 in Red Hat, 3.12 in Debian and 3.16 in Conectiva) in batched SMTP mode allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via format strings in SMTP mail headers.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
EximUniversity_of_cambridge*3.22 (including)
LinuxConectiva**
Red Hat Powertools 6.2RedHat*
Red Hat Powertools 7.0RedHat*
Red Hat Powertools 7.1RedHat*

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