CVE-2020-28020 (GCVE-0-2020-28020)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-05-06 04:10 – Updated: 2024-08-04 16:25
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Summary
Exim 4 before 4.92 allows Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow, in which an unauthenticated remote attacker can execute arbitrary code by leveraging the mishandling of continuation lines during header-length restriction.
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