CVE-2003-0468

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.0
Exploit probability—
ProductWietse Venema Postfix
PublishedAug 27, 2003
First seenAug 27, 2003

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
wietse_venema postfix1.0.21, 1.1.11, 1999-09-06, 1999-12-31, 2000-02-28, 2001-11-15—
conectiva linux7.0, 8.0—

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