CVE-2020-8794
CRITICALEPSS 100th pctlDescription
OpenSMTPD before 6.6.4 allows remote code execution because of an out-of-bounds read in mta_io in mta_session.c for multi-line replies. Although this vulnerability affects the client side of OpenSMTPD, it is possible to attack a server because the server code launches the client code during bounce handling.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156633/OpenSMTPD-Out-Of-Bounds-Read-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Feb/32
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/26/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/01/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/01/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/04/7
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OPH4QU4DNVHA7ACFXMYFCEP5PSXXPN4E/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4294-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4634
- https://www.openbsd.org/security.html
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/24/5
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