CVE-2020-28017

Exim 4 before 4.94.2 allows Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow in receive_add_recipient via an e-mail message with fifty million recipients. NOTE: remote exploitation may be difficult because of resource consumption.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2020-qualys/CVE-2020-28017-RCPTL.txt	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

10 May 2021, 17:27

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-190
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : 7.5 v3 : 9.8
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim::::::::
References	~~(MISC) https://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2020-qualys/CVE-2020-28017-RCPTL.txt -~~	(MISC) https://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2020-qualys/CVE-2020-28017-RCPTL.txt - Vendor Advisory

06 May 2021, 13:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2021-05-06 13:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 13:55

NVD link : CVE-2020-28017

Mitre link : CVE-2020-28017

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-28017

JSON object : View

Products Affected

exim

exim

CWE

CWE-190

Integer Overflow or Wraparound

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