CVE-2020-15953

Published Jul 27, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.4 High EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
LibEtPan through 1.9.4, as used in MailCore 2 through 0.6.3 and other products, has a STARTTLS buffering issue that affects IMAP, SMTP, and POP3. When a server sends a "begin TLS" response, the client reads additional data (e.g., from a meddler-in-the-middle attacker) and evaluates it in a TLS context, aka "response injection."

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2329-1 libetpan security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-7924 LibEtPan through 1.9.4, as used in MailCore 2 through 0.6.3 and other products, has a STARTTLS buffering issue that affects IMAP, SMTP, and POP3. When a server sends a "begin TLS" response, the client reads additional data (e.g., from a meddler-in-the-middle attacker) and evaluates it in a TLS context, aka "response injection."
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4598-1 LibEtPan vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 1:30 PM
Reserved
Jul 27, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 27, 2020, 7:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:57 AM