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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2003-0468

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.
Publish Date : 2003-08-27 Last Update Date : 2017-10-10
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- CVSS Scores & Vulnerability Types

CVSS Score
5.0
Confidentiality Impact None (There is no impact to the confidentiality of the system.)
Integrity Impact None (There is no impact to the integrity of the system)
Availability Impact Partial (There is reduced performance or interruptions in resource availability.)
Access Complexity Low (Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. Very little knowledge or skill is required to exploit. )
Authentication Not required (Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.)
Gained Access None
Vulnerability Type(s)
CWE ID CWE id is not defined for this vulnerability

- Additional Vendor Supplied Data

Vendor Impact CVSS Score CVSS Vector Report Date Publish Date
Redhat 2003-08-03
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- Related OVAL Definitions

Title Definition Id Class Family
Postfix Bounce Scans Vulnerability oval:org.mitre.oval:def:522 unix
OVAL (Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language) definitions define exactly what should be done to verify a vulnerability or a missing patch. Check out the OVAL definitions if you want to learn what you should do to verify a vulnerability.

- Products Affected By CVE-2003-0468

# Product Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
1 OS Conectiva Linux 7.0 Version Details Vulnerabilities
2 OS Conectiva Linux 8.0 Version Details Vulnerabilities
3 Application Wietse Venema Postfix 1.0.21 Version Details Vulnerabilities
4 Application Wietse Venema Postfix 1.1.11 Version Details Vulnerabilities
5 Application Wietse Venema Postfix 1999-09-06 Version Details Vulnerabilities
6 Application Wietse Venema Postfix 1999-12-31 Version Details Vulnerabilities
7 Application Wietse Venema Postfix 2000-02-28 Version Details Vulnerabilities
8 Application Wietse Venema Postfix 2001-11-15 Version Details Vulnerabilities

- Number Of Affected Versions By Product

Vendor Product Vulnerable Versions
Conectiva Linux 2
Wietse Venema Postfix 6

- References For CVE-2003-0468

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8333
BID 8333 Multiple Postfix Denial of Service Vulnerabilities Release Date:2003-08-04
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-251.html
REDHAT RHSA-2003:251
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_033_postfix.html
SUSE SuSE-SA:2003:033
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:081
MANDRAKE MDKSA-2003:081
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-363
DEBIAN DSA-363
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106001525130257&w=2
BUGTRAQ 20030804 Postfix 1.1.12 remote DoS / Postfix 1.1.11 bounce scanning
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000717
CONECTIVA CLA-2003:717

- Metasploit Modules Related To CVE-2003-0468

There are not any metasploit modules related to this CVE entry (Please visit www.metasploit.com for more information)
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