Vulnerability in Postgrey

CVE-2005-1127

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.

EPSS: 0.027 (84.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Postgrey — versions 1.17, 1.18
  • N/a — versions n/a

References