CVE-2020-7247 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2020-7247

smtp_mailaddr in smtp_session.c in OpenSMTPD 6.6, as used in OpenBSD...

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

opensmtpd, debian linux, fedora, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
6.6, 9.0, 10.0, 32, 18.04, 19.10

Timeline

Official Publish: January 29th, 2020
Last Modified: October 21st, 2025
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.