VDB
RHSA-2020%3A2391
RHSA-2020%3A2391
PUBLISHED
CVSS 3.700000047683716 LOW
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
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
3.700000047683716
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Text-Only RHOAR |
Timeline
- Jun 17, 2020 CVE Published
- May 1, 2026 Distribution Patch
- May 1, 2026 Distribution Patch
- May 1, 2026 Security Advisory
- May 1, 2026 Security Advisory
- May 14, 2026 CVE Updated
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:2391 advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_build_of_eclipse_vert.x/3.9/html/release_notes_for_eclipse_vert.x_3.9/index advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/jbossnetwork/restricted/listSoftware.html?downloadType=distributions&product=catRhoar.eclipse.vertx&version=3.9.1 advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1831139 issue
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2020/rhsa-2020_2391.json advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-9488 advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9488 advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9488 advisory