CVE-2017-1000369
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2017-1000369 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
Exim itself is not vulnerable to privilege escalation, but this particular flaw in exim can be used by the stackguard vulnerability (https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/stackguard) to achieve privilege escalation.
CVSS v3 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | Low |
| Availability Impact | None |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | exim | Will not fix |
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