CVE-2021-27216

Exim 4 before 4.94.2 has Execution with Unnecessary Privileges. By leveraging a delete_pid_file race condition, a local user can delete arbitrary files as root. This involves the -oP and -oPX options.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 05:57

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2020-qualys/CVE-2020-28007-LFDIR.txt - Exploit, Vendor Advisory () https://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2020-qualys/CVE-2020-28007-LFDIR.txt - Exploit, Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2021-05-06 13:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 05:57


NVD link : CVE-2021-27216

Mitre link : CVE-2021-27216

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-27216


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Products Affected

exim

  • exim
CWE
CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')