Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2003-0540

9 documents8 sources
Severity
5.0MEDIUM
EPSS
57.5%
top 1.84%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
2
Conectiva LinuxWietse Venema Postfix
Timeline
PublishedAug 27
Latest updateApr 29

Description

The address parser code in Postfix 1.1.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (lock) via (1) a malformed envelope address to a local host that would generate a bounce and contains the ".!" string in the MAIL FROM or Errors-To headers, which causes nqmgr to lock up, or (2) via a valid MAIL FROM with a RCPT TO containing a ".!" string, which causes an instance of the SMTP listener to lock up.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶Debianpostfix< 1.1.12+3
▶NVDwietse_venema/postfix7 versions+6
▶NVDconectiva/linux7.0, 8.0+1

Patches

Patch: www.debian.org ↗Patch: www.redhat.com ↗Patch: www.debian.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-cgrr-3rc7-3h4r: The address parser code in Postfix 1↗2022-04-29
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OSV
CVE-2003-0540: The address parser code in Postfix 1↗2003-08-27
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CVEList
CVE-2003-0540: The address parser code in Postfix 1↗2003-08-05
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💥Exploits & PoCs

2
Exploit-DB
Postfix 1.1.x - Denial of Service (2)↗2003-08-04
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Exploit-DB
Postfix 1.1.x - Denial of Service (1)↗2003-08-04
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
security flaw↗2003-08-03
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Debian
CVE-2003-0540: postfix - The address parser code in Postfix 1.1.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to...↗2003
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2003-0540 security flaw↗2018-08-16
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CVE-2003-0540 (MEDIUM CVSS 5) | The address parser code in Postfix | cvebase.io