CVE-2003-0540

Public Date:
2003-08-03
Bugzilla:
1617046: CVE-2003-0540 security flaw

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

The address parser code in Postfix 1.1.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (lock) via (1) a malformed envelope address to a local host that would generate a bounce and contains the ".!" string in the MAIL FROM or Errors-To headers, which causes nqmgr to lock up, or (2) via a valid MAIL FROM with a RCPT TO containing a ".!" string, which causes an instance of the SMTP listener to lock up.

Find out more about CVE-2003-0540 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Red Hat Security Errata

Platform Errata Release Date
Red Hat Linux 9 RHSA-2003:251 2003-08-04
Red Hat Linux 7.3 RHSA-2003:251 2003-08-04
Red Hat Linux 8.0 RHSA-2003:251 2003-08-04

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