Vulnerability · Published May 6, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-28014
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the exim package (Alpine). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 61% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 38.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Exim 4 before 4.94.2 allows Execution with Unnecessary Privileges. The -oP option is available to the exim user, and allows a denial of service because root-owned files can be overwritten.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | exim | 4.94.2-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-28014 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | exim | 4.94.2-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-28014 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | exim | 4.94.2-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-28014 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | exim | 4.94.2-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-28014 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | exim | 4.94.2-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-28014 |
| Debian:12 | exim4 | 4.94.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28014 |
| Debian:13 | exim4 | 4.94.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28014 |
| Debian:14 | exim4 | 4.94.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28014 |