UBUNTU-CVE-2020-28010

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2020-28010

    Published: 4 May 2021Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2020-28010
    Aliases:
    USN-4934-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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).

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-28010, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4934-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-28010

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: exim4

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=bionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.90.1-1ubuntu1.8

    Affected versions

    4.89-5ubuntu1

    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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