Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU52862

Integer overflow in Exim - CVE-2020-28009

Published: May 4, 2021

Vulnerability identifier: #VU52862

CSH Severity: Low

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28009

CWE-ID: CWE-190

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Exim

Software vendor:
Exim

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in get_stdinput() function. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

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