Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-35679
smtpd/table.c in OpenSMTPD before 6.8.0p1 lacks a certain regfree, which might allow attackers to trigger a "very significant" memory leak via messages to an instance that performs many regex lookups.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-35679
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.35%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 69 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-35679
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
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NIST |
7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
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3.6
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-35679
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The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2020-35679
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https://poolp.org/posts/2020-12-24/december-2020-opensmtpd-6.8.0p1-released-fixed-several-bugs-proposed-several-diffs-book-is-on-github/
December 2020: OpenSMTPD 6.8.0p1 released, fixed several bugs, proposed several diffs, book is on Github - poolp.orgThird Party Advisory
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https://www.mail-archive.com/misc@opensmtpd.org/msg05188.html
Announce: OpenSMTPD 6.8.0p1 releasedRelease Notes;Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5LKTFBQCHGMVPR4IZWHQIYAPM5J3LN3J/
[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: opensmtpd-6.8.0p2-1.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-ListsMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/79a034b4aed29e965f45a13409268290c9910043
Use regfree after we're done with preg. · openbsd/src@79a034b · GitHubPatch;Third Party Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-12
OpenSMTPD: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202105-12) — Gentoo securityThird Party Advisory
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TYAYXRV2DM5K4RU7RHCDZSA2UF6VCTRC/
[SECURITY] Fedora 32 Update: opensmtpd-6.8.0p2-1.fc32 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-ListsMailing List;Third Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2020-35679
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opensmtpd:opensmtpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opensmtpd:opensmtpd:6.8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opensmtpd:opensmtpd:6.8.0:patch1-rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*