CVE-2005-0337 describes a vulnerability in Postfix 2.1.3, affecting Red Hat, SUSE, and Wietse Venema products. When /proc/net/if_inet6 is unavailable and permit_mx_backup is enabled, remote attackers can bypass email restrictions and relay mail by targeting an IPv6 hostname. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wietse_venema:postfix:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:advanced_server:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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