CVE-2005-0337
Status: ModifiedHigh (7.5)—
Postfix 2.1.3, when /proc/net/if_inet6 is not available and permit_mx_backup is enabled in smtpd_recipient_restrictions, allows remote attackers to bypass e-mail restrictions and perform mail relaying by sending mail to an IPv6 hostname.
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Base score: 7.5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 2.81%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 86
- Score date: 10/5/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (4)
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-Other
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=267837
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110763358832637&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14137/
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-152.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12445
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19218
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11339
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=267837
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110763358832637&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14137/
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-152.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12445
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19218
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11339
Raw JSON (NVD)
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