CVE-2020-35573

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Published Dec 20, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

srs2.c in PostSRSd before 1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long timestamp tag in an SRS address.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:postsrsd_project:postsrsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-2502-1	postsrsd security update
EUVD	EUVD-2020-23239	srs2.c in PostSRSd before 1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long timestamp tag in an SRS address.
Ubuntu USN	USN-4730-1	PostSRSd vulnerability

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.7% (2.689% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/roehling/postsrsd/commit/4733fb11f6bec6524bb8518c5e1a699288c26bac
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00031.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-08

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Postsrsd Project Postsrsd

Weaknesses

CWE-834

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 5:09 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 20, 2020, 4:53 AM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 5:09 PM
Reserved: Dec 20, 2020, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:13 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 20, 2020, 5:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:13 AM

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