CVE-2020-28017

Public on 2021-05-06
Modified on 2021-05-07
Description

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.

Severity
Critical
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CVSS v3 Base Score
9.8
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 1 exim 2021-05-06 19:11 ALAS-2021-1497

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv2 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD CVSSv2 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD CVSSv3 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H