CVE catalog
CVE-2020-9488
apache-log4j2: CVE-2020-9488
- Severity
- Low · CVSS 3.7
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 8.22% · Oct 25, 2026
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
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | apache-log4j2 | sid | 2.26.1-1 | fixed |
| Debian | apache-log4j2 | forky | 2.19.0-2 | fixed |
| Debian | apache-log4j2 | trixie | 2.19.0-2 | fixed |
| Debian | apache-log4j2 | bookworm | 2.19.0-2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | apache-log4j2 | pro | 2.2-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | apache-log4j2 | pro | 2.4-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | apache-log4j2 | pro | 2.4-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | apache-log4j2 | pro | 2.4-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | apache-log4j2 | 18.04 | 2.8.2-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | apache-log4j2 | 18.04 | 2.8.2-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | apache-log4j2 | 18.04 | 2.10.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | apache-log4j2 | 18.04 | 2.10.0-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | apache-log4j2 | 18.04 | 2.10.0-2ubuntu0.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | apache-log4j2 | 18.04 | 2.12.4-0ubuntu0.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | apache-log4j2 | 20.04 | 2.11.1-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | apache-log4j2 | 20.04 | 2.11.2-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | apache-log4j2 | 20.04 | 2.15.0-0.20.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | apache-log4j2 | 20.04 | 2.16.0-0.20.04.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | apache-log4j2 | source | sid | 2.13.3-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [959450] |
| Debian | apache-log4j2 | source | forky | 2.13.3-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [959450] |
| Debian | apache-log4j2 | source | trixie | 2.13.3-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [959450] |
| Debian | apache-log4j2 | source | bookworm | 2.13.3-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [959450] |
| Ubuntu | apache-log4j2 | deb | 20.04 | 2.16.0-0.20.04.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-9488 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [liblog4j2-java]Fixed
Source package: [apache-log4j2]
Details (2)
2.19.0-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.13.3-1dsa · apache-log4j2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · apache-log4j2 · debian · 12
2.19.0-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.13.3-1dsa · apache-log4j2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · apache-log4j2 · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [liblog4j2-java]Fixed
Source package: [apache-log4j2]
Details (2)
2.19.0-2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.13.3-1dsa · apache-log4j2 · debian · 13
2.19.0-2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.13.3-1dsa · apache-log4j2 · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_11025-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-9488]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-2852-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-9488]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-9488]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2020/cve-2020-9488.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2024/wid-sec-w-2024-0794.json]
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