CVE-2005-0337

Summary

CVECVE-2005-0337
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-05-02 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionPostfix 2.1.3, when /proc/net/if_inet6 is not available and permit_mx_backup is enabled in smtpd_recipient_restrictions, allows remote attackers to bypass e-mail restrictions and perform mail relaying by sending mail to an IPv6 hostname.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 4.0 All advanced_server All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 4.0 All enterprise_server All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 4.0 All workstation All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4.0 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 8.0 All i386 All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 8.1 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 8.2 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 9.0 All x86_64 All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 9.1 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 9.2 All All All
Application Wietse Venema Postfix 2.1.3 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
#267837 - Postfix become open relay with permit_mx_backup and domain with AAAA record - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org Vendor Advisory
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
'[USN-74-1] Postfix vulnerability' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Postfix IPv6 Unauthorized Mail Relay Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Secunia - Advisories - Ubuntu Postfix IPv6 Relaying Security Issue af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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