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CVE-2021-20314

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Description

Stack buffer overflow in libspf2 versions below 1.2.11 when processing certain SPF macros can lead to Denial of service and potentially code execution via malicious crafted SPF explanation messages.

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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Y6T4HYXXSUQCGJB2ES6X7Q74YYF7V7XU/

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GFXJRHPE5OSCPTNA3ZZ4ORDHT4JQH3Y4/

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CMSFT2NJDZ7PATRZSQPAOGSE7JD6ELOB/

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1993070

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-22

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-08-12

Updated: 2024-01-15

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00222

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