CVE-2020-28008 | BDVDB-2026-153180 Detail

Description#

Exim 4 before 4.94.2 allows Execution with Unnecessary Privileges. Because Exim operates as root in the spool directory (owned by a non-root user), an attacker can write to a /var/spool/exim4/input spool header file, in which a crafted recipient address can indirectly lead to command execution.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2020-qualys/CVE-2020-28008-SPDIR.txt

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12021-05-06Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-04Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.