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CVE-2020-3812 Details

Description

qmail-verify as used in netqmail 1.06 is prone to an information disclosure vulnerability. A local attacker can test for the existence of files and directories anywhere in the filesystem because qmail-verify runs as root and tests for the existence of files in the attacker's home directory, without dropping its privileges first.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugs.debian.org/961060 CVEIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00002.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4556-1/ CVEThird Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4692 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/19/8 CVEExploitMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-269Improper Privilege Management[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
netqmail netqmail
1.06

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:netqmail:netqmail:1.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
8.0
9.0
10.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux
20.04

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2020-3812
NVD Published Date:
May 26, 2020
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2020-3812 Details - Not Deferred