Exploitation evidence
Known exploited · CISA KEV listed
Added 2022-03-25. Ransomware campaign use: Unknown.
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date: 2022-04-15. This is the catalog’s deadline, not an assessment of your organization’s exposure.
KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗Reported products and versions
n/a / n/a
Default status: Not specified
- affected: n/a
Fixes and workarounds
No explicit solution text in the downloaded CVE record. Consult the vendor advisory; unaffected version ranges are shown above as reported, not inferred as a patch recommendation.
Sources and related reporting
CVE Program record ↗ · Download tracked evidence as JSON
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43128
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00003.html
- http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20101209.172233.abcba158.en.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/758489
- http://www.exim.org/lurker/message/20101207.215955.bb32d4f2.en.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=662012
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0364
- http://www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/unix/smtp/exim4_string_format
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0153.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45341
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42930
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42576
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43243
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024859
- http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20101210.164935.385e04d0.en.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2154
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515172/100/0/threaded
- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/12/11/exim_code_execution_peril/
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0245
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0135
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1060-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3204
- http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1044
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2131
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3171
- http://www.cpanel.net/2010/12/critical-exim-security-update.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/10/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/04/7
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-4345
Observed change timeline
History begins when Egret first downloads each source. It is not the complete upstream CVE history.
12 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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}03 Nov 2026, 02:22 Jerusalem · CISA KEV status changed
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