CVE-2020-28025 Information disclosure in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

A crafted DKIM-Signature header in Exim can trigger an out-of-bounds read, leaking sensitive information from process memory.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2020-28025?

CVE-2020-28025 is a high-severity vulnerability in Exim Exim, published on 6 May 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Exim 4 before 4.94.2 allows Out-of-bounds Read because pdkim_finish_bodyhash does not validate the relationship between sig->bodyhash.len and b->bh.len; thus, a crafted DKIM-Signature header might lead to a leak of sensitive information from process memory.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-28025?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Exim Exim.

How do I fix CVE-2020-28025?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2020-28025 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-28025 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Exim Exim vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as CLEANSTART-2025-UM11689, DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28025, GHSA-g68g-g7cj-r38f, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-28025.

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