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.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-2650-1 | exim4 security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-4912-1 | exim4 security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2020-20504 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4934-1 | Exim vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4934-2 | Exim vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-04T16:25:43.971Z
Reserved: 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2020-28013
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Status : Modified
Published: 2021-05-06T13:15:09.430
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:22:12.123
Link: CVE-2020-28013
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN