CVE-2021-27216
Public on 2021-05-06
Modified on 2022-08-05
Description
Exim 4 before 4.94.2 has Execution with Unnecessary Privileges. By leveraging a delete_pid_file race condition, a local user can delete arbitrary files as root. This involves the -oP and -oPX options.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | exim | 2022-07-28 | ALAS-2022-1622 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv2 | 6.3 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C |
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 6.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 6.3 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 6.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |