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CVE-2001-0894 Detail

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.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  11/11/2001

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.0 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 10.0


Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Partial
Additional Information:
Allows disruption of service

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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

Technical Details

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2001-0894
NVD Published Date:
11/11/2001
NVD Last Modified:
10/09/2017