CVE-2020-28013Out-of-bounds Write in Exim

Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 64.11%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedMay 6
Latest updateMay 24

Description

Exim 4 before 4.94.2 allows Heap-based Buffer Overflow because it mishandles "-F '.('" on the command line, and thus may allow privilege escalation from any user to root. This occurs because of the interpretation of negative sizes in strncpy.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages1 packages

NVDexim/exim4.004.94.2

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-vfqg-p6x8-w5f4: Exim 4 before 42022-05-24
CVEList
CVE-2020-28013: Exim 4 before 42021-05-06
OSV
CVE-2020-28013: Exim 4 before 42021-05-06

📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
Exim vulnerabilities2021-05-06
Ubuntu
Exim vulnerabilities2021-05-04
Debian
CVE-2020-28013: exim4 - Exim 4 before 4.94.2 allows Heap-based Buffer Overflow because it mishandles "-F...2020

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Qualys
21Nails: Multiple Critical Vulnerabilities in Exim Mail Server2021-05-04