CVE-2001-0690
HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 11.9%EU EUVD
Format string vulnerability in exim (3.22-10 in Red Hat, 3.12 in Debian and 3.16 in Conectiva) in batched SMTP mode allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via format strings in SMTP mail headers.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.5 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 11.9% (96th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2001-0676)
- Published
- September 20, 2001
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2001-0676 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 8, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- conectiva / linux
- debian / debian linux
- redhat / linux
- university of cambridge / exim
Certified products that may be affected
26 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 EUS - Red Hat, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11379-2024 - archived
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 NSS Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 4498 - historical
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3939 - historical
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 OpenSSH Server Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3891 - historical
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 OpenSSH Client Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3892 - historical
See all 26 in the Security Certifications Explorer.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/0041.html(Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000402
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-058(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-078.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2828
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6671
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
Query CVEs from your AI assistant
The CVE/NVD Explorer brain answers CVE questions directly inside Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP assistant — always up to date, no setup. Add it once and stop pasting advisories into chat.
Add the CVE brain