CVE-2020-28009
HIGHExim 4.00-4.94.1 - Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow via Unbounded STDIN Read
Title source: llmDescription
Exim 4 before 4.94.2 allows Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow because get_stdinput allows unbounded reads that are accompanied by unbounded increases in a certain size variable. NOTE: exploitation may be impractical because of the execution time needed to overflow (multiple days).
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2020-qualys/CVE-2020-28009-STDIN.txt
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0047
EPSS Percentile
36.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-190
Status
published
Products (1)
exim/exim
4.00 - 4.94.2
Published
May 06, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026