Cyborg <cyborg2@???> (Mi 09 Mär 2016 18:07:33 CET):
> The question is, who stops the attacker from loading a config he likes
> directly into exim WITH the new vars set ?
Nobody stop the attacker, but if you ask Exim to open the config you
like (via -C …) Exim drops the root privileges before reading the
configuration.
For the Configs of the built in list Jeremy explained, why it can be
considered safe.
Best regards from Dresden/Germany
Viele Grüße aus Dresden
Heiko Schlittermann
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