CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-28014

Improper Privilege Management

Published: May 06, 2021 | Modified: Jul 12, 2022
CVSS 3.x
6.1
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
CVSS 2.x
5.6 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Exim 4 before 4.94.2 allows Execution with Unnecessary Privileges. The -oP option is available to the exim user, and allows a denial of service because root-owned files can be overwritten.

Weakness

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Exim Exim 4.00 (including) 4.94.2 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References