ALPINE-CVE-2020-28011

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Source
https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2020-28011
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2020-28011.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/ALPINE-CVE-2020-28011
Upstream
Published
2021-05-06T13:15:09Z
Modified
2026-11-03T06:32:25Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

Exim 4 before 4.94.2 allows Heap-based Buffer Overflow in queue_run via two sender options: -R and -S. This may cause privilege escalation from exim to root.

References

Affected packages

Alpine:v3.13
exim

Package

Name
exim
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/exim?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
4.00
Fixed
4.94.2-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2020-28011.json"
Alpine:v3.14
exim

Package

Name
exim
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/exim?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
4.00
Fixed
4.94.2-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2020-28011.json"
Alpine:v3.15
exim

Package

Name
exim
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/exim?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
4.00
Fixed
4.94.2-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2020-28011.json"
Alpine:v3.16
exim

Package

Name
exim
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/exim?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
4.00
Fixed
4.94.2-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2020-28011.json"
Alpine:v3.17
exim

Package

Name
exim
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/exim?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
4.00
Fixed
4.94.2-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2020-28011.json"
Alpine:v3.18
exim

Package

Name
exim
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/exim?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
4.00
Fixed
4.94.2-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2020-28011.json"
Alpine:v3.19
exim

Package

Name
exim
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/exim?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
4.00
Fixed
4.94.2-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2020-28011.json"
Alpine:v3.20
exim

Package

Name
exim
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/exim?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
4.00
Fixed
4.94.2-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2020-28011.json"
Alpine:v3.21
exim

Package

Name
exim
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/exim?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
4.00
Fixed
4.94.2-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2020-28011.json"
Alpine:v3.22
exim

Package

Name
exim
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/exim?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
4.00
Fixed
4.94.2-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2020-28011.json"
Alpine:v3.23
exim

Package

Name
exim
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/exim?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
4.00
Fixed
4.94.2-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2020-28011.json"
Alpine:v3.24
exim

Package

Name
exim
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/exim?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
4.00
Fixed
4.94.2-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2020-28011.json"