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CVE-2020-8793

Published: Feb 25, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-367
4.7MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.9%
Top 43.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

OpenSMTPD before 6.6.4 allows local users to read arbitrary files (e.g., on some Linux distributions) because of a combination of an untrusted search path in makemap.c and race conditions in the offline functionality in smtpd.c.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-367CWE-426

Affected Products

opensmtpd
oss-project
opensmtpdOn-prem
Communications / email-server-client
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
fedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
canonical
commercial·GBaka canonical ltd.
ubuntu linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Persistence
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://www.openbsd.org/security.html
openbsd.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/24/4
openwall.com
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Feb/28
seclists.org
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