CVE-2001-0894
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.91%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.91% probability · 79th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- wietse venema/postfix
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- 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-093Patch
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-156.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3544Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7568
- 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-093Patch
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-156.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3544Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7568
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.