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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-05-06T03:07:13

Updated: 2024-08-04T16:25:44.145Z

Reserved: 2020-10-30T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-28008

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-05-06T13:15:09.287

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:22:11.383

Link: CVE-2020-28008

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