CVE-2020-28012
Debian Security Advisory 4912-1
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
Exim 4 before 4.94.2 allows Exposure of File Descriptor to Unintended Control Sphere because rda_interpret uses a privileged pipe that lacks a close-on-exec flag.
Exim 4 versiones anteriores a 4.94.2 permite una Exposición del Descriptor de Archivo para una Esfera de Control No Prevista porque la función rda_interpret usa una tubería privilegiada que carece de un indicador de cierre en ejecución
USN-4934-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Exim. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. CVE-2020-28026 only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. It was discovered that Exim contained multiple security issues. An attacker could use these issues to cause a denial of service, execute arbitrary code remotely, obtain sensitive information, or escalate local privileges. Various other issues were also addressed.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2020-10-30 CVE Reserved
- 2021-05-06 CVE Published
- 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
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- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
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References (1)
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| https://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2020-qualys/CVE-2020-28012-CLOSE.txt | 2022-07-12 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Exim Search vendor "Exim" | Exim Search vendor "Exim" for product "Exim" | >= 4.00 < 4.94.2 Search vendor "Exim" for product "Exim" and version " >= 4.00 < 4.94.2" | - |
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