Link Following Affecting exim4 package, versions <4.92-8+deb10u6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-EXIM4-1279379
  • published5 May 2021
  • disclosed6 May 2021

Introduced: 5 May 2021

CVE-2020-28007  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 exim4 to version 4.92-8+deb10u6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream exim4 package and not the exim4 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Exim 4 before 4.94.2 allows Execution with Unnecessary Privileges. Because Exim operates as root in the log directory (owned by a non-root user), a symlink or hard link attack allows overwriting critical root-owned files anywhere on the filesystem.

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