VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2020-28017
CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability36.90%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-05-06
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-190
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory