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CVE-2011-1764
Format string vulnerability in the dkim_exim_verify_finish function in src/dkim.c in Exim before 4.76 might allow remote attackers to…
High7.5EPSS 3.9%
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- Updated
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- redhat
Description
Format string vulnerability in the dkim_exim_verify_finish function in src/dkim.c in Exim before 4.76 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via format string specifiers in data used in DKIM logging, as demonstrated by an identity field containing a % (percent) character.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.9% · top 9.6% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
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References (7)
- 51155 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2011:009 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- DSA-2232 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://git.exim.org/exim.git/commit/337e3505b0e6cd4309db6bf6062b33fa56e06cf8 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=702474 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1106 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=624670 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
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