CVE-2015-7687

Summary

CVECVE-2015-7687
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-10-16 18:29:00 UTC
Updated2017-11-01 11:50:00 UTC
DescriptionUse-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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-416

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 22 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 23 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 22 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 23 All All All
Application Openbsd Opensmtpd All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.opensmtpd.org/announces/release-5.7.2.txt CONFIRM www.opensmtpd.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: opensmtpd-5.7.3p1-1.fc23 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
1268793 – (CVE-2015-7687) CVE-2015-7687 OpenSMTPD: multiple vulnerabilities fixed in 5.7.2 CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
OpenSMTPD CVE-2015-7687 Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: opensmtpd-5.7.3p1-1.fc22 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
www.qualys.com/2015/10/02/opensmtpd-audit-report.txt MISC www.qualys.com Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: Qualys Security Advisory - OpenSMTPD Audit Report MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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