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CVE-2011-1764 (GCVE-0-2011-1764)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2011-10-05 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 22:37
VLAI
Summary
Format string vulnerability in the dkim_exim_verify_finish function in src/dkim.c in Exim before 4.76 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via format string specifiers in data used in DKIM logging, as demonstrated by an identity field containing a % (percent) character.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
References
Date Public
2011-05-05 00:00
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