What is CVE-2020-8015?

CVE-2020-8015 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Factory, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2020-04-02.

How severe is CVE-2020-8015?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Opensuse Factory

CVE-2020-8015

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.

EPSS: 0.001 (30.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Opensuse Factory — versions exim

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

openSUSE-SU-2020:0491 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8015?: CVE-2020-8015 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Factory, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2020-04-02.
How severe is CVE-2020-8015?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.