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Critical OpenSMTPD Bug Opens Linux and OpenBSD Mail Servers to Hackers

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()1 min read2
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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2020-7247
Unauthenticated Root RCE in OpenSMTPD 6.6 (OpenBSD and Linux)
9.899%KEVPoC ×6
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Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new critical vulnerability ( CVE-2020-7247 ) in the OpenSMTPD email server that could allow remote attackers to take complete control over BSD and many Linux based servers. OpenSMTPD is an open-source implementation of the server-side SMTP protocol that was initially developed as part of the OpenBSD project but now comes pre-installed on many UNIX-based systems.

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