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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-28017

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.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 36.9%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 36.9%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

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.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
36.90% probability · 98th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-190
Affected
exim/exim
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.