CVE-2011-1407

Impact:
Important
Public Date:
2011-05-09
Bugzilla:
705446: CVE-2011-1407 exim: arbitrary code execution via improper DKIM signature matching

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

The DKIM implementation in Exim 4.7x before 4.76 permits matching for DKIM identities to apply to lookup items, instead of only strings, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or access a filesystem via a crafted identity.

Find out more about CVE-2011-1407 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of exim as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 or 5 as they did not include support for DKIM.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 6.8
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 exim Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 exim Not affected

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