CVE-2020-28018 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Exim 4 before 4.94.2 allows Use After Free in smtp_reset in certain situations that may be common for builds with OpenSSL.

Published: 2021-05-06

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 65.9% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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
Ubuntu USN	USN-4934-1	Exim vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.65912.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/11/14
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/11/15
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/11/17
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/11/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/11/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/12/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/12/3
https://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2020-qualys/CVE-2020-28018-OCORK.txt

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Exim Exim

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-05-06T03:58:59.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T16:25:44.121Z

Reserved: 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-28018

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-05-06T13:15:09.560

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:22:12.890

Link: CVE-2020-28018

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-416

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