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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-28022

Exim 4 before 4.94.2 has Improper Restriction of Write Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 3.02%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.02%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Exim 4 before 4.94.2 has Improper Restriction of Write Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. This occurs when processing name=value pairs within MAIL FROM and RCPT TO commands.

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
3.02% probability · 87th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-787
Affected
exim/exim
Source
cve@mitre.org

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