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CVE-2020-7247 - OpenBSD OpenSMTPD

AI Vulnerability Context

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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CISA KEVCRITICAL
CVE ID
CVE-2020-7247
Vendor/project
OpenBSD
Product
OpenSMTPD
Vulnerability name
OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Date added
2022-03-25
Due date
2022-04-15
Known ransomware campaign use
Unknown
CVSS v3
9.8
CWE-755CWE-78

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