CVE-2001-0690

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Format string vulnerability in exim (3.22-10 in Red Hat, 3.12 in Debian and 3.16 in Conectiva) in batched SMTP mode allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via format strings in SMTP mail headers.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.5/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Sep 20, 2001
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2001-0690: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix