15517 : Net::Server Logging Function Format String DoS
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about 1 year ago

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Disclosure

Apr 14, 2005

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

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No Keywords

Description

Postgrey contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is due to a format string error in syslog/printf functions. By sending a mail with a specially crafted sender address, an attacker can crash the service, resulting in loss of availability for the platform.

Classification

Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Denial of Service, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.21 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

David Schweikert

Postgrey

1.20

References

Secunia Advisory ID: 14958 16050 21149 21152 21164 21452
CVE ID: 2005-1127 (see also: NVD)
Vendor URL: http://isg.ee.ethz.ch/tools/postgrey/
Mail List Post: http://lists.ee.ethz.ch/postgrey/msg00647.html
Other Advisory URL: http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2005-Jul/0004.html
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200608-18.xml
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1121
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1122

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