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Debian DSA-1361-1 : postfix-policyd - buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 25961

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

It was discovered that postfix-policyd, an anti-spam plugin for postfix, didn't correctly test lengths of incoming SMTP commands potentially allowing the remote execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the postfix-policyd package.

For the old stable distribution (sarge), this package was not present.

For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.80-2.1etch1.

See Also

https://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1361

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 25961

File Name: debian_DSA-1361.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/3/2007

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postfix-policyd, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 8/29/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-3791

DSA: 1361