vendor:
OpenSMTPD
by:
Qualys, Inc.
9.8
CVSS
CRITICAL
Local Privilege Escalation and Remote Code Execution
20
CWE
Product Name: OpenSMTPD
Affected Version From: 6.6.2p1
Affected Version To: 6.6.3p1
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: CVE-2020-8794
CPE: a:openbsd:opensmtpd:6.6.2p1
Other Scripts:
N/A
Platforms Tested: Linux, Mac, Windows
2020
LPE and RCE in OpenSMTPD’s default install (CVE-2020-8794)
A vulnerability in OpenSMTPD's default install allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. The vulnerability is due to a lack of input validation in the SMTP protocol parser. An attacker can send a specially crafted SMTP command to the server, which will cause the parser to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. This can be used to gain access to the server and execute malicious code.
Mitigation:
The vendor has released a patch to address this vulnerability. Users should upgrade to the latest version of OpenSMTPD to ensure that they are protected.