CVE detail
CVE-2020-7247: OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog · back to feed
Vendor / product
OpenBSD · OpenSMTPD
- Date added (KEV)
- Mar 25, 2022
- CISA due date
- Apr 15, 2022
- Ransomware campaign use
- Unknown
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Technical detail
From CISA
smtp_mailaddr in smtp_session.c in OpenSMTPD, as used in OpenBSD and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root via a crafted SMTP session.
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7247
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- https://www.openbsd.org/security.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
- https://www.openbsd.org/security.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/9dcfda045474d8903224d175907bfc29761dcb45Patch
- https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/9dcfda045474d8903224d175907bfc29761dcb45Patch
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156137/OpenBSD-OpenSMTPD-Privilege-Escalation-Code-Execution.htmlExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156145/OpenSMTPD-6.6.2-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156249/OpenSMTPD-MAIL-FROM-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156295/OpenSMTPD-6.6.1-Local-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162093/OpenBSD-OpenSMTPD-6.6-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jan/49ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/28/3ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OPH4QU4DNVHA7ACFXMYFCEP5PSXXPN4E/Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/51Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4268-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4611Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/390745Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156137/OpenBSD-OpenSMTPD-Privilege-Escalation-Code-Execution.htmlExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156145/OpenSMTPD-6.6.2-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156249/OpenSMTPD-MAIL-FROM-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156295/OpenSMTPD-6.6.1-Local-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162093/OpenBSD-OpenSMTPD-6.6-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jan/49ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/28/3ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OPH4QU4DNVHA7ACFXMYFCEP5PSXXPN4E/Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/51Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4268-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4611Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/390745Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-7247US Government Resource
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