Is CVE-2020-28017 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-28017 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-28017?

CVE-2020-28017 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-28017?

CVE-2020-28017 has an EPSS score of 36.65% (98th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-28017?

Upgrade exim4 on debian 11 to 4.94.2-1 or later. Fixes are available for 5 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-28017

CRITICALEPSS 98th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Exim 4 before 4.94.2 allows Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow in receive_add_recipient via an e-mail message with fifty million recipients. NOTE: remote exploitation may be difficult because of resource consumption.

CWE-190Integer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

exim4Debian

Fixed in:4.94.2-1CVE-2020-28017

exim4Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm3USN-4934-2

Fixed in:4.86.2-2ubuntu2.6+esm1USN-4934-2

Fixed in:4.90.1-1ubuntu1.8USN-4934-1

Fixed in:4.93-13ubuntu1.5USN-4934-1

exim4-baseUbuntu

Fixed in:4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm3USN-4934-2

Fixed in:4.86.2-2ubuntu2.6+esm1USN-4934-2

Fixed in:4.90.1-1ubuntu1.8USN-4934-1

Fixed in:4.93-13ubuntu1.5USN-4934-1

exim4-daemon-heavyUbuntu

Fixed in:4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm3USN-4934-2

Fixed in:4.86.2-2ubuntu2.6+esm1USN-4934-2

Fixed in:4.90.1-1ubuntu1.8USN-4934-1

Fixed in:4.93-13ubuntu1.5USN-4934-1

exim4-daemon-lightUbuntu

Fixed in:4.82-3ubuntu2.4+esm3USN-4934-2

Fixed in:4.86.2-2ubuntu2.6+esm1USN-4934-2

Fixed in:4.90.1-1ubuntu1.8USN-4934-1

Fixed in:4.93-13ubuntu1.5USN-4934-1

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

36.65%probability of exploitation in 30 days

98thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

exim.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-190 (Integer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-16040	Medium	6.5	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-11477	High	7.5	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-44443	High	7.8	94%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-0569	High	9.3	90%	-	-
CVE-2017-3599	High	7.5	90%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-21716	Critical	9.8	82%	-	Fix

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