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CVE-2003-0468

Published: Aug 27, 2003 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0468
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

Postfix 1.1.11 and earlier allows remote attackers to use Postfix to conduct bounce scans or DDos attacks of other hosts via an email address to the local host containing the target IP address and service name followed by a ! string, which causes Postfix to attempt to use SMTP to communicate with the target on the associated port.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
PostfixWietse_venema1.0.21 (including)1.0.21 (including)
PostfixWietse_venema1.1.11 (including)1.1.11 (including)
PostfixWietse_venema1999-09-06 (including)1999-09-06 (including)
PostfixWietse_venema1999-12-31 (including)1999-12-31 (including)
PostfixWietse_venema2000-02-28 (including)2000-02-28 (including)
PostfixWietse_venema2001-11-15 (including)2001-11-15 (including)
LinuxConectiva7.0 (including)7.0 (including)
LinuxConectiva8.0 (including)8.0 (including)
Red Hat Linux 7.3RedHat*
Red Hat Linux 8.0RedHat*
Red Hat Linux 9RedHat*

References

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