CVE-2011-1764
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.039 · 90 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7.5
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affected products (71)
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references (24)
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- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=624670cnnvd
- http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1106cnnvd
- http://git.exim.org/exim.git/commit/337e3505b0e6cd4309db6bf6062b33fa56e06cf8cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44467cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44478cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44483cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44509cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44618cnnvd
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