Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2001-0894 (CCN-7568)

Assigned:2001-11-11
Published:2001-11-11
Updated:2017-10-10
Summary: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 v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Nov 14 2001 - 22:08:04 CST
Postfix session log memory exhaustion bugfix

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2001-0894

Source: CONECTIVA
Type: UNKNOWN
CLA-2001:439

Source: CCN
Type: Conectiva Linux Announcement CLSA-2001:439
postfix

Source: MANDRAKE
Type: UNKNOWN
MDKSA-2001:089

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20011115 Postfix session log memory exhaustion bugfix

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2001-156
Updated postfix packages are available

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Patch
DSA-093

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-093
postfix -- remote DoS

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 1991
Postfix SMTP Log DoS

Source: REDHAT
Type: UNKNOWN
RHSA-2001:156

Source: BID
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
3544

Source: CCN
Type: BID-3544
Postfix SMTP Log Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
postfix-smtp-log-dos(7568)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
postfix-smtp-log-dos(7568)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:wietse_venema:postfix:1999-09-06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wietse_venema:postfix:1999-12-31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wietse_venema:postfix:2000-02-28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:conectiva:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:conectiva:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:conectiva:linux:prg_graficos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:conectiva:linux:ecommerce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:conectiva:linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mandrakesoft:mandrake_single_network_firewall:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:conectiva:linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.debian:def:93
    V
    		remote DoS
    2001-12-12
    BACK
    wietse_venema postfix 1999-09-06
    wietse_venema postfix 1999-12-31
    wietse_venema postfix 2000-02-28
    debian debian linux 2.2
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 7.1
    redhat linux 7
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 7.2
    conectiva linux 6.0
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server 1.0.1
    redhat linux 7.1
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 8.0
    conectiva linux 5.0
    conectiva linux prg_graficos
    conectiva linux ecommerce
    conectiva linux 5.1
    mandrakesoft mandrake single network firewall 7.2
    conectiva linux 7.0
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 8.1
    redhat linux 7.2
    redhat linux 7.3