Upstream information
Description
libspf2 before 1.2.11 has a four-byte heap-based buffer overflow that might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code (via an unauthenticated e-mail message from anywhere on the Internet) with a crafted SPF DNS record, because of incorrect sprintf usage in SPF_record_expand_data in spf_expand.c. The vulnerable code may be part of the supply chain of a site's e-mail infrastructure (e.g., with additional configuration, Exim can use libspf2; the Postfix web site links to unofficial patches for use of libspf2 with Postfix; older versions of spfquery relied on libspf2) but most often is not.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products
This issue is currently rated as having critical severity.
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database | 
|---|---|
| Base Score | 9.3 | 
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | 
| Access Vector | Network | 
| Access Complexity | Medium | 
| Authentication | None | 
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete | 
| Integrity Impact | Complete | 
| Availability Impact | Complete | 
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database | 
|---|---|
| Base Score | 9.8 | 
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | 
| Attack Vector | Network | 
| Attack Complexity | Low | 
| Privileges Required | None | 
| User Interaction | None | 
| Scope | Unchanged | 
| Confidentiality Impact | High | 
| Integrity Impact | High | 
| Availability Impact | High | 
| CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 | 
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Thu Jan 20 03:00:25 2022CVE page last modified: Mon Oct 6 19:30:36 2025