gsd-2020-8015
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:21
Details
A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of exim in openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to escalate from user mail to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Factory exim versions prior to 4.93.0.4-3.1.
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Aliases
CVE-2020-8015


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