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CVE-2011-1764

Format string vulnerability in the dkim_exim_verify_finish function in src/dkim.c in Exim before 4.76 might allow remote

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.04718
Schedule remediation
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-134Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
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Affected Products & Versions

2
exim<= 4.75
eximall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD05 Oct 2011 · 02:56 AM
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Vendor Advisories

2
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10017-1
usnUSN-1130-1
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=624670Patch
http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1106Patch
http://git.exim.org/exim.git/commit/337e3505b0e6cd4309db6bf6062b33fa56e06cf8Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-05/msg00005.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/51155
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2232
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