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CVE-2020-28009

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.46% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-05-06 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
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CVE
CVE-2020-28009
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.46%

Original NVD Description

Exim 4 before 4.94.2 allows Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow because get_stdinput allows unbounded reads that are accompanied by unbounded increases in a certain size variable. NOTE: exploitation may be impractical because of the execution time needed to overflow (multiple days).

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