SB2020052229 - Out-of-bounds read in exim (Alpine package) 



SB2020052229 - Out-of-bounds read in exim (Alpine package)

Published: May 22, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020052229
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12783)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the SPA authenticator within auths/spa.c and auths/auth-spa.c. A remote attacker can bypass SPA/NTLM authentication.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.