Attacker Value
Very High
(2 users assessed)
Exploitability
Very High
(2 users assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
None
Attack Vector
Network
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CVE-2020-7247

Disclosure Date: January 29, 2020
Exploited in the Wild
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Description

smtp_mailaddr in smtp_session.c in OpenSMTPD 6.6, as used in OpenBSD 6.6 and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root via a crafted SMTP session, as demonstrated by shell metacharacters in a MAIL FROM field. This affects the “uncommented” default configuration. The issue exists because of an incorrect return value upon failure of input validation.

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Ratings
  • Attacker Value
    Very High
  • Exploitability
    Very High
Technical Analysis

Expect that this may be the first in a string of OpenSMTP vulnerabilities (now that there’s increased scrutiny, not because I have any kind of insider knowledge), but that the results of this vulnerability will probably be an improvement in OpenSMTP’s design as a result, since bug classes like this tend to get the OpenBSD developers working hard to find general solutions in subsequent releases.

CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
9.8 Critical
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
3.9
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High

General Information

Vendors

  • canonical,
  • debian,
  • fedoraproject,
  • openbsd

Products

  • debian linux 10.0,
  • debian linux 9.0,
  • fedora 32,
  • opensmtpd 6.6,
  • ubuntu linux 18.04,
  • ubuntu linux 19.10

Exploited in the Wild

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Additional Info

Technical Analysis