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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Postgrey 1.16/1.17/1.18. Affected is the function net::server
. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:
Format string vulnerability in the log function in Net::Server 0.87 and earlier, as used in Postfix Greylisting Policy Server (Postgrey) 1.18 and earlier, and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via format string specifiers that are not properly handled before being sent to syslog, as demonstrated using sender addresses to Postgrey.
The bug was discovered 04/15/2005. The weakness was published 04/14/2005 by Peter Bieringer (Website). The advisory is available at secunia.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-1127 since 04/16/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22663 (Debian DSA-1121-1 : postgrey - format string), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20108) and Tenable (22663).
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CPE 2.3
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Nessus ID: 22663
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1121-1 : postgrey - format string
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OpenVAS ID: 57156
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1121-1 (postgrey)
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Sources
Advisory: secunia.com⛔Researcher: Peter Bieringer
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2005-1127 (🔍)
X-Force: 20108
Vulnerability Center: 12546 - Postgrey Format String Vulnerability in Log Function in Net::Server, High
SecurityFocus: 13193 - Rob Brown Net-Server Perl Module Logging Function Format String Vulnerability
Secunia: 14958 - Postgrey Format String Denial of Service Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 15517 - Net::Server Logging Function Format String DoS
Entry
Created: 03/11/2015 11:41Updated: 06/24/2019 12:26
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (78), 06/24/2019 12:26 (3)
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