Vulnerability · Published Jun 19, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-14929
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the alpine package (Alpine). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.9% (higher than 79% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.9%top 20.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Alpine before 2.23 silently proceeds to use an insecure connection after a /tls is sent in certain circumstances involving PREAUTH, which is a less secure behavior than the alternative of closing the connection and letting the user decide what they would like to do.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | alpine | 2.23-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-14929 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | alpine | 2.23-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-14929 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | alpine | 2.23-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-14929 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | alpine | 2.23-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-14929 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | alpine | 2.23-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-14929 |
| Debian:12 | alpine | 2.23+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14929 |
| Debian:13 | alpine | 2.23+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14929 |
| Debian:14 | alpine | 2.23+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14929 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/pipermail/alpine-info/2020-June/008989.html x_refsource_MISC
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200625 [SECURITY] [DLA 2254-1] alpine security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- FEDORA-2020-386249cec2 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2020-f822ea9330 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA