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Fedora CVE-2015-7687

CRITICAL
Use After Free (CWE-416)
2017-10-16 cve@mitre.org
9.8
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Oct 16, 2017 - 18:29 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Use-after-free vulnerability in OpenSMTPD before 5.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via vectors involving req_ca_vrfy_smtp and req_ca_vrfy_mta.

AnalysisAI

Use-after-free vulnerability in OpenSMTPD before 5.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via vectors involving req_ca_vrfy_smtp and. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 10.1%.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Use After Free (CWE-416), which allows attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. Use-after-free vulnerability in OpenSMTPD before 5.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via vectors involving req_ca_vrfy_smtp and req_ca_vrfy_mta. Affected products include: Openbsd Opensmtpd, Fedoraproject Fedora. Version information: before 5.7.2.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use smart pointers or garbage-collected languages. Set pointers to NULL after freeing. Enable memory sanitizers.

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