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CVE-2001-0889

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 6.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2001-12-19 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Exim 3.22 and earlier, in some configurations, does not properly verify the local part of an address when redirecting the address to a pipe, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.

Affected products

• RedHat Linux: all versions
• University of Cambridge Exim: through 3.22

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100877978506387&w=2
• http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-097
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/283723
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-176.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3728
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7738
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100877978506387&w=2
• http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-097
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/283723
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-176.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3728
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7738

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