CVE-2021-20314
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 2.8% (pctl 86)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
Stack buffer overflow in libspf2 versions below 1.2.11 when processing certain SPF macros can lead to Denial of service and potentially code execution via malicious crafted SPF explanation messages.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 2.83% — more likely to be exploited than 86% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-787 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2021-08-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| fedoraproject | fedora |
| libspf2 | libspf2 |
| redhat | enterprise linux |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1993070
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CMSFT2NJDZ7PATRZSQPAOGSE7JD6ELOB/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GFXJRHPE5OSCPTNA3ZZ4ORDHT4JQH3Y4/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Y6T4HYXXSUQCGJB2ES6X7Q74YYF7V7XU/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-22
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1993070
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CMSFT2NJDZ7PATRZSQPAOGSE7JD6ELOB/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GFXJRHPE5OSCPTNA3ZZ4ORDHT4JQH3Y4/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Y6T4HYXXSUQCGJB2ES6X7Q74YYF7V7XU/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-22
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