CVE-2011-1720

(smtpd): Crash due to improper management of SASL handlers for SMTP sessions

Published May 13, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 21.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
The SMTP server in Postfix before 2.5.13, 2.6.x before 2.6.10, 2.7.x before 2.7.4, and 2.8.x before 2.8.3, when certain Cyrus SASL authentication methods are enabled, does not create a new server handle after client authentication fails, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an invalid AUTH command with one method followed by an AUTH command with a different method.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2233-1 postfix security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1131-1 Postfix vulnerability
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 10:37 PM
Reserved
Apr 18, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 13, 2011, 5:05 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:29 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 9, 2011, 12:00 AM