CVE-2020-8014 — HIGH (7.7) — White Hats Nepal

Q: How severe is CVE-2020-8014?

CVE-2020-8014 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.7/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2020-8014?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Opensuse Leap, Opensuse Tumbleweed Kopano-Spamd.

Vulnerability Description

A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of kopano-spamd of openSUSE Leap 15.1, openSUSE Tumbleweed allowed local attackers with the privileges of the kopano user to escalate to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Leap 15.1 kopano-spamd versions prior to 10.0.5-lp151.4.1. openSUSE Tumbleweed kopano-spamd versions prior to 10.0.5-1.1.

CVSS Score

7.7

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Opensuse	Leap	15.1
Opensuse	Tumbleweed Kopano-Spamd	< 10.0.5-1.1

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-61

References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1164131ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1164131ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2020-8014?

CVE-2020-8014 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.7 (HIGH). A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of kopano-spamd of openSUSE Leap 15.1, openSUSE Tumbleweed allowed local attackers with the privileges of the kopano user to esc...

How severe is CVE-2020-8014?

CVE-2020-8014 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.7/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2020-8014?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Opensuse Leap, Opensuse Tumbleweed Kopano-Spamd.