Exim 4 before 4.94.2 allows Execution with Unnecessary Privileges. Because Exim operates as root in the spool directory (owned by a non-root user), an attacker can write to a /var/spool/exim4/input spool header file, in which a crafted recipient address can indirectly lead to command execution.
References
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https://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2020-qualys/CVE-2020-28008-SPDIR.txt | Vendor Advisory |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2021-05-06T03:07:13
Updated: 2021-05-06T03:07:13
Reserved: 2020-10-30T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2020-28008
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NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2021-05-06T13:15:09.287
Modified: 2021-05-10T20:17:54.690
Link: CVE-2020-28008
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CWE