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  "id": "CVE-2020-28008",
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  "published": "2021-05-06T13:15:09.287",
  "lastModified": "2024-11-21T05:22:11.383",
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
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      "value": "Exim 4 before 4.94.2 allows Execution with Unnecessary Privileges. Because Exim operates as root in the spool directory (owned by a non-root user), an attacker can write to a /var/spool/exim4/input spool header file, in which a crafted recipient address can indirectly lead to command execution."
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      "value": "Exim 4 versiones anteriores a 4.94.2, permite una ejecuci\u00f3n con Privilegios Innecesarios. Debido a que Exim opera como root en el directorio spool (propiedad para un usuario no root), un atacante puede escribir en un archivo de encabezado spool /var/spool/exim4/input, en el que una direcci\u00f3n de destinatario dise\u00f1ada puede conllevar indirectamente a una ejecuci\u00f3n de comando"
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