vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2020-28008: Security patch for exim (ALAS-2022-1622)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | May 4, 2021 | Aug 5, 2022 | Aug 5, 2022 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 4, 2021
Added
Aug 5, 2022
Modified
Aug 5, 2022
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.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-exim
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