01 Record
CVE-2001-0690
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 11.89% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 95.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2002-03-09 05:00Z24 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 04:30Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2001-08-29
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 984fd83a4d21bedfe9508c3f7c09319dd782522383d88aa9d28297d4f582660b
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comexim-syntax-format-string(6671)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6671
- archives.neohapsis.com20010606 lil' exim format bughttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/0041.html
- www.securityfocus.com2828http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2828
- www.debian.orgDSA-058http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-058
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2001:078http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-078.html
- distro.conectiva.com.brCLA-2001:402http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000402