Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2020-12783 |
CWE-ID | CWE-125 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
exim4 (Debian package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Debian |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU27959
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12783
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the SPA authenticator within auths/spa.c and auths/auth-spa.c. A remote attacker can bypass SPA/NTLM authentication.
Update exim4 package to one of the following versions: 4.89-2+deb9u7, 4.92-8+deb10u4.
Vulnerable software versionsexim4 (Debian package): 4.89-2+deb9u1 - 4.92-8+deb10u3~bpo9+1
External linkshttp://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4687
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.