7.5

CVE-2011-1407: exim Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2011-1407DSA-2236-1
Published 16-05-2011Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2011-1407 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in exim. EPSS estimates a 3.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.80%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10017-1

Timeline

  1. 16-05-2011
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.80%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

90%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.80% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
3.80%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • exim4< 4.72-6+squeeze2 | < 4.76-1
Exim1 product
  • eximEOL4.70 | 4.71 | 4.72 | 4.73 | 4.74 | 4.75

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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