Exim Spool Directory privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as very critical has been found in Exim. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Spool Directory Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2020-28008. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Exim (Mail Server Software) (the affected version unknown). This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Spool Directory Handler. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 05/06/2021. The advisory is shared for download at qualys.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-28008. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 05/09/2021).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

10/30/2020 🔍
05/06/2021 +187 days 🔍
05/06/2021 +0 days 🔍
05/09/2021 +3 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: qualys.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-28008 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-28008
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-174520

Entryinfo

Created: 05/06/2021 09:25
Updated: 05/09/2021 07:53
Changes: 05/06/2021 09:25 (34), 05/09/2021 07:53 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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