CVE-2002-1381
Format string vulnerability in daemon.c for Exim 4.x through 4.10, and 3.x through 3.36, allows...
Format string vulnerability in daemon.c for Exim 4.x through 4.10, and 3.x through 3.36, allows exim administrative users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the pid_file_path value.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Format string vulnerability in daemon.c for Exim 4.x through 4.10, and 3.x through 3.36, allows exim administrative users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the pid_file_path value.
- Record
CVE-2002-1381- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Format string vulnerability in daemon.c for Exim 4.x through 4.10, and 3.x through 3.36, allows exim administrative users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the pid_file_path value.
- Record
CVE-2002-1381- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-1365 No score
Format string vulnerability in daemon.c for Exim 4.x through 4.10, and 3.x through 3.36, allows exim administrative users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the pid_file_path value.
- Record
EUVD-2002-1365- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qggr-hj4x-gf78 No score
Format string vulnerability in daemon.c for Exim 4.x through 4.10, and 3.x through 3.36, allows...
Format string vulnerability in daemon.c for Exim 4.x through 4.10, and 3.x through 3.36, allows exim administrative users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the pid_file_path value.
- Record
GHSA-qggr-hj4x-gf78- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Format string vulnerability in daemon.c for Exim 4.x through 4.10, and 3.x through 3.36, allows exim administrative users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the pid_file_path value.
- Record
CVE-2002-1381- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2002-1381 No score
Format string vulnerability in daemon.c for Exim 4.x through 4.10, and 3.x through 3.36, allows exim administrative users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the pid_file_path value.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1381- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Exim Internet Mailer 3.35/3.36/4.10 - Format String | 2002-12-04 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2002-1381 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in University Of Cambridge Exim, published December 23, 2002. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.30%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in exim4 4.11-0.0.1.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10761
securityfocus.com/bid/6314
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=103903403527788&w=2
groups.yahoo.com/group/exim-users/message/42358
exim.org/pipermail/exim-users/Week-of-Mon-20021202/046978.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1381
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qggr-hj4x-gf78
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2002-1381