CVE-2011-0017
The open_log function in log.c in Exim 4.72 and earlier does not check the return value from (1)...
The open_log function in log.c in Exim 4.72 and earlier does not check the return value from (1) setuid or (2) setgid system calls, which allows local users to append log data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The open_log function in log.c in Exim 4.72 and earlier does not check the return value from (1) setuid or (2) setgid system calls, which allows local users to append log data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
- Record
CVE-2011-0017- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The open_log function in log.c in Exim 4.72 and earlier does not check the return value from (1) setuid or (2) setgid system calls, which allows local users to append log data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
- Record
CVE-2011-0017- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-0043 No score
The open_log function in log.c in Exim 4.72 and earlier does not check the return value from (1) setuid or (2) setgid system calls, which allows local users to append log data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
- Record
EUVD-2011-0043- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6w36-rjfw-vf62 No score
The open_log function in log.c in Exim 4.72 and earlier does not check the return value from (1)...
The open_log function in log.c in Exim 4.72 and earlier does not check the return value from (1) setuid or (2) setgid system calls, which allows local users to append log data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
- Record
GHSA-6w36-rjfw-vf62- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The open_log function in log.c in Exim 4.72 and earlier does not check the return value from (1) setuid or (2) setgid system calls, which allows local users to append log data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
- Record
CVE-2011-0017- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-0017 No score
The open_log function in log.c in Exim 4.72 and earlier does not check the return value from (1) setuid or (2) setgid system calls, which allows local users to append log data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2011-0017- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10017-1 No score
exim-4.86.2-2.2 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the exim-4.86.2-2.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10017-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-0017 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Exim, published January 30, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. Fixed in exim4 4.72-4.
References
secunia.com/advisories/43128
osvdb.org/70696
vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0364
securityfocus.com/bid/46065
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65028
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lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20110126.034702.4d69c278.en.html
debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2154
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00004.html
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1060-1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0017
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6w36-rjfw-vf62
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-0017
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2023