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CVE-2003-0540 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000717	CVE
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-August/007693.html	CVE
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106001525130257&w=2	CVE
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106029188614704&w=2	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/9433	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A544	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-363	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/895508	CVE	US Government Resource
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-3517.html	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:081	CVE
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_033_postfix.html	CVE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-251.html	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8333	CVE
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000717	[email protected]
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-August/007693.html	[email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106001525130257&w=2	[email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106029188614704&w=2	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/9433	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A544	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-363	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/895508	[email protected]	US Government Resource
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-3517.html	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:081	[email protected]
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_033_postfix.html	[email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-251.html	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8333	[email protected]

see all 26 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
wietse venema postfix	1.0.21 1.1.11 1.1.12 1999-09-06 1999-12-31
CPE cpe:2.3:a:wietse_venema:postfix:1.0.21:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wietse_venema:postfix:1.1.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wietse_venema:postfix:1.1.12:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wietse_venema:postfix:1999-09-06:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wietse_venema:postfix:1999-12-31:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wietse_venema:postfix:2000-02-28:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wietse_venema:postfix:2001-11-15:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
conectiva linux	7.0 8.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:7.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:8.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 16, 2026		[email protected]
Nov 20, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 11, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 18, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 1, 2004	Initial Analysis	[email protected]