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CVE-2003-0468 Detail

Description

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.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  08/27/2003

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=000717
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106001525130257&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-363 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:081
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_033_postfix.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-251.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8333
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A522

References to Check Content

Identifier:
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:522
Check System:
http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
Hyperlink:
http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:522

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2003-0468
NVD Published Date:
08/27/2003
NVD Last Modified:
10/10/2017