{"cve":"CVE-2014-2972","nvd":{"published":"2014-09-04T17:55:05.373","modified":"2026-06-17T00:07:25.340","status":"Modified","description":"expand.c in Exim before 4.83 expands mathematical comparisons twice, which allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary commands via a crafted lookup value.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-189"],"references":["http://git.exim.org/exim.git/commitdiff/7685ce68148a083d7759e78d01aa5198fc099c44","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136251.html","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136264.html","http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2933-1","https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1122552"],"products":["exim:exim"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:34:04.196504363+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2014-2972","score":0.00487,"percentile":0.41951,"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."]}