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CVE-2020-28010

Publication date 4 May 2021

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8 · High

Score breakdown

Exim 4 before 4.94.2 allows Out-of-bounds Write because the main function, while setuid root, copies the current working directory pathname into a buffer that is too small (on some common platforms).

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
exim4 22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 4.94-15ubuntu1.2
21.10 impish
Fixed 4.94-15ubuntu1.2
21.04 hirsute
Fixed 4.94-15ubuntu1.2
20.10 groovy
Fixed 4.94-7ubuntu1.2
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 4.93-13ubuntu1.5
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.90.1-1ubuntu1.8
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected

Notes

leosilva

code introduced later, xenial and trusty ESM not affected

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8 · High
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

Other references