Apple Mac OS X Postfix Release SMTPD AUTH Username Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:11323

Info

Apple Mac OS X Postfix Release SMTPD AUTH Username Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 11323
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2004-0925
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 04 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 07:06AM
Credit: Discovery is credited to Michael Rondinelli of EyeSee360.
Vulnerable: Wietse Venema Postfix 2.1
Wietse Venema Postfix 2.0
Wietse Venema Postfix 1.1.13
Wietse Venema Postfix 1.1.12
+ SuSE Linux 8.1
+ SuSE Linux 8.0
+ SuSE Linux 7.3 sparc
+ SuSE Linux 7.3 ppc
+ SuSE Linux 7.3 i386
+ SuSE Linux 7.2 i386
Wietse Venema Postfix 1.1.11
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mips
+ Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
+ Debian Linux 3.0 arm
+ Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
+ Debian Linux 3.0
Wietse Venema Postfix 1.0.21
+ EnGarde Secure Community 2.0
+ EnGarde Secure Community 1.0.1
+ EnGarde Secure Professional 1.5
+ EnGarde Secure Professional 1.2
+ EnGarde Secure Professional 1.1
Wietse Venema Postfix 20011115
Wietse Venema Postfix 20010228
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.5
Wietse Venema Postfix 19991231
+ Debian Linux 2.2 sparc
+ Debian Linux 2.2 powerpc
+ Debian Linux 2.2 IA-32
+ Debian Linux 2.2 arm
+ Debian Linux 2.2 alpha
+ Debian Linux 2.2 68k
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.2
Wietse Venema Postfix 19990906
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.5
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.4
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.3
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.3
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Apple Mac OS X Postfix Release SMTPD AUTH Username Denial Of Service Vulnerability

A vulnerability exists in the Postfix release distributed with Mac OS X that is related to the handling of usernames supplied through SMTPD AUTH. This may potentially be exploited to deny certain users access to the server.

This condition may only occur if SMTPD AUTH has been enabled.

This issue reportedly does not affect the upstream release of Postfix but rather only the version distributed with Apple Mac OS X Panther.

Exploit / POC

Apple Mac OS X Postfix Release SMTPD AUTH Username Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

Solution / Fix

Apple Mac OS X Postfix Release SMTPD AUTH Username Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Apple has released updates for this issue that may be applied through Software Update. Manual updates are also available.


Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.5

Apple Mac OS X 10.3.5

References

Apple Mac OS X Postfix Release SMTPD AUTH Username Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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