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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2020-28026: Exim: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2020-28026: Exim: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
05/04/2021
Created
05/06/2021
Added
05/05/2021
Modified
05/12/2021

Description

Exim 4 before 4.94.2 has Improper Neutralization of Line Delimiters, relevant in non-default configurations that enable Delivery Status Notification (DSN). Certain uses of ORCPT= can place a newline into a spool header file, and indirectly allow unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-mail-mta-exim

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