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CVE-2010-2024

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.4 Published: 2010-06-07 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

transports/appendfile.c in Exim before 4.72, when MBX locking is enabled, allows local users to change permissions of arbitrary files or create arbitrary files, and cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges, via a symlink attack on a lockfile in /tmp/.

Affected Platforms

Exim Exim

Weakness Type

CWE-362

References