# CVE-2001-0894: Vulnerability in Postfix SMTP server before 20010228-pl07, when configured to email the postmaster when SMTP errors cause the session to ter

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2002-06-25 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Vulnerability in Postfix SMTP server before 20010228-pl07, when configured to email the postmaster when SMTP errors cause the session to terminate, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) by generating a large number of SMTP errors, which forces the SMTP session log to grow too large.

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## References

- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-093
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3544
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000439
- http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2001:089
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-156.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7568
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100584160110303&w=2

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