CVE-2010-2024
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2024
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2010-2024.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2010-2024
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2010-06-07T17:12:48Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:26Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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transports/appendfile.c in Exim before 4.72, when MBX locking is enabled, allows local users to change permissions of arbitrary files or create arbitrary files, and cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges, via a symlink attack on a lockfile in /tmp/.
- References
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/40019
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40123
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43243
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1060-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1402
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0364
- http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=989
- http://vcs.exim.org/viewvc/exim/exim-src/src/transports/appendfile.c?r1=1.25&r2=1.26
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=600097
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-06/0079.html
- http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20100524.175925.9a69f755.en.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/042587.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/042613.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
- http://vcs.exim.org/viewvc/exim/exim-doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog?view=markup&pathrev=exim-4_72_RC2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511653/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40454
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59042