CVE-2001-0690

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 11.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2001-09-20 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Format string vulnerability in exim (3.22-10 in Red Hat, 3.12 in Debian and 3.16 in Conectiva) in batched SMTP mode allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via format strings in SMTP mail headers.

Affected products

Conectiva Linux: all versions
Debian Linux: 4.0
RedHat Linux: all versions
University of Cambridge Exim: through 3.22

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/0041.html
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000402
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-058
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-078.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2828
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6671
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/0041.html
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000402
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-058
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-078.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2828
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6671

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