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CVE-2020-28019

Exim 4 before 4.94.2 has Improper Initialization that can lead to recursion-based stack consumption or other consequences. This occurs because use of certain getc functions is mishandled when a client uses BDAT instead of DATA.

Severity
High 7.5
Published
6 May 2021
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Fixed in
4.94.2
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
EximServers and applications · cpe:a:exim:exim
  • From 4.88 before 4.94.2

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28019
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-28019