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CVE-2020-35680

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-35680 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting OpenSMTPD versions prior to 6.8.0p1, specifically within its smtpd/lka_filter.c component. A remote attacker can trigger a NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash by sending a crafted pattern of client activity, exploiting a flaw in how the filter state machine manages I/O channels. Rated 7.5 HIGH on CVSS, this vulnerability requires no user interaction or privileges, but its impact is limited to availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 6.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:opensmtpd:opensmtpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:opensmtpd:opensmtpd:6.8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:opensmtpd:opensmtpd:6.8.0:patch1-rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
32CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
33CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.58%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0358 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / openbsd/src/commit/6c3220444ed06b5796dedfd53a0f4becd903c0d1
PatchThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5LKTFBQCHGMVPR4IZWHQIYAPM5J3LN3J
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TYAYXRV2DM5K4RU7RHCDZSA2UF6VCTRC
poolp.org / posts/2020-12-24/december-2020-opensmtpd-6.8.0p1-released-fixed-several-bugs-proposed-several-diffs-book-is-on-github
Third Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/202105-12
Third Party Advisory
mail-archive.com / misc%40opensmtpd.org/msg05188.html