PT-2021-3128 · Exim+5 · Exim+5

Published 2021-05-04 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2020-28010

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Exim versions prior to 4.94.2

Description The issue is related to an out-of-bounds write in the main function of Exim, which can occur when the function, running with setuid root privileges, copies the current working directory pathname into a buffer that is too small on some common platforms. This can potentially allow an attacker to elevate privileges in the system and execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For versions prior to 4.94.2, update to version 4.94.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the main() function in Exim until a patch is applied.

Exploit

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2021-1764

ALT-PU-2022-2269

BDU:2021-02754

CVE-2020-28010

DSA-4912-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2021:0677-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2021:0753-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2021:0754-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2021_0677-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10746-1

USN-4934-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Astra Linux

Exim

Linuxmint

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 102

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/exim4_deliver_message_priv_esc.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/qazbnm456/awesome-cve-poc/blob/master/Stack-Clash.md · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/synacktiv/Exim-CVE-2019-15846 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/LetUsFsck/PoC-Exploit-Mirror/tree/master/CVE-2017-16944 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/Diefunction/CVE-2019-10149 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/cowbe0x004/eximrce-CVE-2019-10149 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/MNEMO-CERT/PoC--CVE-2019-10149_Exim · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/martinclauss/exim-rce-cve-2018-6789 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/synacktiv/Exim-CVE-2018-6789 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/AzizMea/CVE-2019-10149-privilege-escalation · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/dorkerdevil/CVE-2020-28018 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/darsigovrustam/CVE-2019-10149 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/cloudflare/exim-cve-2019-10149-data · Exploit
• 🔥❌ https://github.com/lmol/CVE-2020-28018 · Exploit, Deleted
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2021:0754-1 · Vendor Advisory