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CVE-2001-0894

Vulnerability in Postfix SMTP server before 20010228-pl07, when configured to email the postmaster when SMTP errors cause the session to te…

Published 24 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.9%
percentile 80%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.91% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

  • debian.org /security/2001/dsa-093 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/3544 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • distro.conectiva.com.br /atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000439 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CONECTIVA, x_transferred
  • frontal2.mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2001:089 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRAKE, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2001-156.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/7568 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=100584160110303&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred

Sources

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