CVE-2020-7845
Jiransecurity Spamsniper Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 27, 2020 at 01:26 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:25 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSpamsniper
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
Spamsniper 5.0 ~ 5.2.7 contain a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability caused by improper boundary checks when parsing MAIL FROM command. It leads remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted packet.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Affected range stops below 5.7.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.krcert.or.kr/krcert/secNoticeView.do?bulletin_writing_sequence=35855CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-121CWE-787
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