CVE-1999-0971: University Of Cambridge Exim

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Buffer overflow in Exim allows local users to gain root privileges via a long :include: option in a .forward file.

Affected products

• University Of Cambridge Exim: up to and including 1.62

Published 1997-07-22. Last modified 2026-06-16.