CVE-2001-0889 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in Exim mail server address redirections under specific configurations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-0889?
CVE-2001-0889 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Redhat Linux, published on 25 Jun 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Exim 3.22 and earlier, in some configurations, does not properly verify the local part of an address when redirecting the address to a pipe, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0889?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Redhat Linux, University of Cambridge Exim.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0889?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0889 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2001-0889 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0889 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5432-vj89-rgm6.