{"cve":"CVE-2010-2024","nvd":{"published":"2010-06-07T17:12:48.280","modified":"2026-06-16T23:19:50.240","status":"Modified","description":"transports/appendfile.c in Exim before 4.72, when MBX locking is enabled, allows local users to change permissions of arbitrary files or create arbitrary files, and cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges, via a symlink attack on a lockfile in /tmp/.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-362"],"references":["http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-06/0079.html","http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=989","http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20100524.175925.9a69f755.en.html","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/042587.html","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/042613.html"],"products":["exim:exim"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:56:26.512081652+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2010-2024","score":0.0028,"percentile":0.20502,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}