CVE-2020-7247

OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

OpenBSD — OpenSMTPD

Added to KEV catalog: 25 March 2022
Federal remediation due date: 15 April 2022
Weakness classification (CWE): CWE-755, CWE-78

CISA Description

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.

Required action

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Notes

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7247

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