CVE-2014-2972
Status: ModifiedMedium (4.6)—
expand.c in Exim before 4.83 expands mathematical comparisons twice, which allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary commands via a crafted lookup value.
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Base score: 4.6
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.49%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 40
- Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- CWE-189
References
- http://git.exim.org/exim.git/commitdiff/7685ce68148a083d7759e78d01aa5198fc099c44
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136251.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136264.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2933-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1122552
- https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20140722.145949.42c043f5.en.html
- https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20140722.152452.d6c019e8.en.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-12
- http://git.exim.org/exim.git/commitdiff/7685ce68148a083d7759e78d01aa5198fc099c44
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136251.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136264.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2933-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1122552
- https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20140722.145949.42c043f5.en.html
- https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20140722.152452.d6c019e8.en.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-12
Raw JSON (NVD)
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