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Postfix < 2.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 11820

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Synopsis

The remote server is vulnerable to a denial of service.

Description

The remote host is running a version of Postfix that is as old as or older than 1.1.12.

There are two vulnerabilities in this version that could allow an attacker to remotely disable it, or to be used as a DDoS agent against arbitrary hosts.

Solution

Upgrade to Postfix 2.0.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 11820

File Name: postfix_vulns.nasl

Version: 1.25

Type: remote

Published: 8/15/2003

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode, Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2003-0468

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:postfix:postfix

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/3/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0468, CVE-2003-0540

BID: 8361, 8362

RHSA: 2003:251-01

SuSE: SUSE-SA:2003:033