CVE-2020-28014 Affecting exim package, versions <4.94.2-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE319-EXIM-6106773
  • published8 Dec 2023
  • disclosed6 May 2021

Introduced: 6 May 2021

CVE-2020-28014  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.19 exim to version 4.94.2-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream exim package and not the exim package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.19 relevant fixed versions and status.

Exim 4 before 4.94.2 allows Execution with Unnecessary Privileges. The -oP option is available to the exim user, and allows a denial of service because root-owned files can be overwritten.

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