9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2020-28020
Exim Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow
Description

Exim 4 before 4.92 allows Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow, in which an unauthenticated remote attacker can execute arbitrary code by leveraging the mishandling of continuation lines during header-length restriction.

INFO

Published Date :

May 6, 2021, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 28, 2022, 2:11 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-28020 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-28020 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Exim exim
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-28020.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/25/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/03/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2020-qualys/CVE-2020-28020-HSIZE.txt Patch Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Imoro Umar Farouq's report on Internal Network Penetration Testing

Shell

Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 12, 2024, 11:46 a.m. This repo has been linked 161 different CVEs too.

Automatic monitor github cve using Github Actions

Python

Updated: 2 months ago
1 stars 56 fork 56 watcher
Born at : April 7, 2021, 11:16 a.m. This repo has been linked 1007 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-28020 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-28020 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jun. 28, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-120 CWE-190 CWE-190
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 03, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/25/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/25/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/03/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/03/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2020-qualys/CVE-2020-28020-HSIZE.txt Third Party Advisory https://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2020-qualys/CVE-2020-28020-HSIZE.txt Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-120
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.00 up to (excluding) 4.94.2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.00 up to (excluding) 4.92
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 03, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/03/1 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 25, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/25/1 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2020-qualys/CVE-2020-28020-HSIZE.txt No Types Assigned https://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2020-qualys/CVE-2020-28020-HSIZE.txt Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-190
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.00 up to (excluding) 4.94.2
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-28020 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-28020 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

3.14 }} 0.18%

score

0.91171

percentile

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