Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 19, 2001· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2001-0889

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

University Of Cambridge/Exim
cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=3.22
Red Hat/Linux
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-176.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/283723nvdUS Government Resource
marc.infonvd
www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-097nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/3728nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7738nvd

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