ubuntu-cve-2014-2972
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2014-09-04 00:00
Modified
2026-04-22 07:37
Summary
Details

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.

Severity
N/A (UNKNOWN)
low
References
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "exim4",
            "binary_version": "4.82-3ubuntu2.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "exim4-base",
            "binary_version": "4.82-3ubuntu2.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "exim4-config",
            "binary_version": "4.82-3ubuntu2.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "exim4-daemon-heavy",
            "binary_version": "4.82-3ubuntu2.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "exim4-daemon-light",
            "binary_version": "4.82-3ubuntu2.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "eximon4",
            "binary_version": "4.82-3ubuntu2.1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "exim4",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/exim4@4.82-3ubuntu2.1?arch=source\u0026distro=trusty"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.82-3ubuntu2.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "4.80-7ubuntu3",
        "4.80-7ubuntu4",
        "4.80-9ubuntu1",
        "4.80-9ubuntu2",
        "4.82-3ubuntu1",
        "4.82-3ubuntu2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2972",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:37:42Z",
  "published": "2014-09-04T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-2972"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20140722.152452.d6c019e8.en.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20140722.145949.42c043f5.en.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136264.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136251.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2933-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2972"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-2933-1"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "low",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2014-2972"
  ]
}



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