CVE-2020-14928
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CVE-2020-14928 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.9/10 on the CVSS scale. evolution-data-server (eds) through 3.36.3 has a STARTTLS buffering issue that affects SMTP and POP3. When a server sends a "begin TLS" response, eds reads additional data and evaluates it in a TLS context, aka "response injection.". EPSS estimates a 2.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
evolution-data-server (eds) through 3.36.3 has a STARTTLS buffering issue that affects SMTP and POP3. When a server sends a "begin TLS" response, eds reads additional data and evaluates it in a TLS context, aka "response injection."
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnome | Evolution-Data-Server | <= 3.36.3 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 31 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 20.04 |
References
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1173910Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME//evolution-data-server/commit/ba82be72cfd427b5d72ff21f929b3a6d8529c4dfPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution-data-server/-/commit/f404f33fb01b23903c2bbb16791c7907e457fbacPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution-data-server/-/issues/226Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DLA-2281-1Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-4725-1Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4429-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4725Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1173910Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME//evolution-data-server/commit/ba82be72cfd427b5d72ff21f929b3a6d8529c4dfPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution-data-server/-/commit/f404f33fb01b23903c2bbb16791c7907e457fbacPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution-data-server/-/issues/226Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DLA-2281-1Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-4725-1Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4429-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4725Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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