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CVE-2003-0540

The address parser code in Postfix 1.1.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (lock) via (1) a malformed envelo

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Summary

The address parser code in Postfix 1.1.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (lock) via (1) a malformed envelope address to a local host that would generate a bounce and contains the ".!" string in the MAIL FROM or Errors-To headers, which causes nqmgr to lock up, or (2) via a valid MAIL FROM with a RCPT TO containing a ".!" string, which causes an instance of the SMTP listener to lock up.

Timeline

  1. Public exploit on Exploit-DB

    EDB-22981, EDB-22982

  2. CVE published
  3. Record last updated
  4. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

References 15

distro.conectiva.com.br

securityfocus.com

lists.grok.org.uk

kb.cert.org

marc.info

mandriva.com

redhat.com

debian.org

linuxsecurity.com

novell.com

oval.cisecurity.org

secunia.com

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