CVE-2010-2024

MediumCVSS 4.4/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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/.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.4/10AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-362

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jun 7, 2010
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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