CVE-2020-12272: Medium severity opendmarc vulnerability

Published Apr 27, 2020
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Updated

OpenDMARC through 1.3.2 and 1.4.x allows attacks that inject authentication results to provide false information about the domain that originated an e-mail message. This is caused by incorrect parsing and interpretation of SPF/DKIM authentication results, as demonstrated by the example.net(.example.com substring.

Affected Software

11 affected componentsFixes available
debian/opendmarc<=1.3.2-6+deb10u2
1.3.2-6+deb10u41.4.0~beta1+dfsg-6+deb11u11.4.2-21.4.2-4
ubuntu/opendmarc<1.3.1+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~
1.3.1+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~
ubuntu/opendmarc<1.3.2-7ubuntu0.1
1.3.2-7ubuntu0.1
ubuntu/opendmarc<1.3.2-3ubuntu0.2
1.3.2-3ubuntu0.2
ubuntu/opendmarc<1.4.2
1.4.2
Trusteddomain Opendmarc>=1.0.0<=1.3.2
Trusteddomain Opendmarc=1.4.0
Trusteddomain Opendmarc=1.4.0-beta0
Trusteddomain Opendmarc=1.4.0-beta1
Fedoraproject Fedora=33
Fedoraproject Fedora=34

Event History

Apr 27, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·11:37 PM
Description

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2020-12272 vulnerability?

CVE-2020-12272 is a vulnerability in OpenDMARC through 1.3.2 and 1.4.x that allows attackers to inject authentication results and provide false information about the domain that originated an email message.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2020-12272 vulnerability?

CVE-2020-12272 has a severity level of medium, with a CVSS score of 5.3.

3

How does CVE-2020-12272 vulnerability affect OpenDMARC?

CVE-2020-12272 affects OpenDMARC versions 1.0.0 through 1.3.2 and 1.4.x, allowing for the incorrect parsing and interpretation of SPF/DKIM authentication results.

4

How can I fix the CVE-2020-12272 vulnerability in OpenDMARC?

To fix the CVE-2020-12272 vulnerability in OpenDMARC, make sure to update to version 1.3.2-6+deb10u4, 1.4.0~beta1+dfsg-6+deb11u1, 1.4.2-2, or 1.4.2-3.

5

Where can I find more information about the CVE-2020-12272 vulnerability?

For more information about the CVE-2020-12272 vulnerability, you can refer to the following references: [Reference 1](https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00035.html) and [Reference 2](https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2D4JGHMALEJEWWG56DKR5OZB22TK7W5B/).

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