Vulnerability · Published Apr 2, 2020 · Assigned by suse
CVE-2020-8015Local privilege escalation in exim package from user mail to root
High 8.4
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Factory from openSUSE. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 45% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 55.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of exim in openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to escalate from user mail to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Factory exim versions prior to 4.93.0.4-3.1.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-59 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0491 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1154183 x_refsource_CONFIRM