DEBIAN-CVE-2020-9488

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2020-9488

    Published: 27 Apr 2020Last Modified: 11 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2020-9488

    Summary:

    Details: Improper validation of certificate with host mismatch in Apache Log4j SMTP appender. This could allow an SMTPS connection to be intercepted by a man-in-the-middle attack which could leak any log messages sent through that appender. Fixed in Apache Log4j 2.12.3 and 2.13.1

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-9488

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: apache-log4j2

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/apache-log4j2?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.13.3-1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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