Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 23, 2002· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2002-1381

Description

Format string vulnerability in daemon.c for Exim 4.x through 4.10, and 3.x through 3.36, allows exim administrative users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the pid_file_path value.

Affected products

University Of Cambridge/Exim3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:3.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:3.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:3.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_cambridge:exim:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

groups.yahoo.com/group/exim-users/message/42358nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
marc.infonvd
marc.infonvd
www.exim.org/pipermail/exim-users/Week-of-Mon-20021202/046978.htmlnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/6314nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10761nvd

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