UBUNTU-CVE-2020-28007

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2020-28007

    Published: 4 May 2021Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2020-28007

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-28007, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4934-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4934-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-28007

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: exim4

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm3?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm3

    Affected versions

    4.80-7ubuntu3

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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