CVE-2001-0690

Format string vulnerability in exim (3.22-10 in Red Hat, 3.12 in Debian and 3.16 in Conectiva) in...

7.5 HighPublic exploit

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.

Exploit likelihood

11.9%Down 3.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2001-0690
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2001-0690
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2001-0676 No score

Record: EUVD-2001-0676
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wmjp-jcfp-7jf8 No score

Format string vulnerability in exim (3.22-10 in Red Hat, 3.12 in Debian and 3.16 in Conectiva) in...

Record: GHSA-wmjp-jcfp-7jf8
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Exim 3.x - Format String	2001-06-06

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2001-0690 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in University Of Cambridge Exim, published September 20, 2001. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.9%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.