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 envelope address to a local host that would generate a bounce and
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 21.26% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 97.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2003-08-05 04:00Z23 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 01:58Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2003-07-14
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 03a159d062c851d21260caab75c7862f17b8cab2c8a3130a91bd75d7e63fe7cc
05 Affected products
06 References
- distro.conectiva.com.brCLA-2003:717http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000717
- www.securityfocus.com8333http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8333
- lists.grok.org.uk20030804 Postfix 1.1.12 remote DoS / Postfix 1.1.11 bounce scanninghttp://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-August/007693.html
- www.kb.cert.orgVU#895508http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/895508
- marc.info2003-0029http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106029188614704&w=2
- www.mandriva.comMDKSA-2003:081http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:081
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2003:251http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-251.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-363http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-363
- marc.info20030804 Postfix 1.1.12 remote DoS / Postfix 1.1.11 bounce scanninghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106001525130257&w=2
- www.linuxsecurity.comESA-20030804-019http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-3517.html
- www.novell.comSuSE-SA:2003:033http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_033_postfix.html
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:544https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A544
- secunia.com9433http://secunia.com/advisories/9433
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- postfix Fixed in 1.1.12
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- postfix Fixed in 1.1.12
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- postfix Fixed in 1.1.12
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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