PT-2005-1050 · Debian · Bsmtpd

Bastian Blank · Published 2005-02-25 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2005-0107

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions bsmtpd versions 2.3 and earlier

Description The issue affects the bsmtpd package in Debian GNU/Linux, potentially leading to breaches in confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information. Exploitation can be carried out remotely. Specifically, bsmtpd does not properly sanitize e-mail addresses, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Recommendations For versions 2.3 and earlier, update to a version later than 2.3 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the bsmtpd service to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-03712

CVE-2005-0107

DSA-690-1

Affected Products

Bsmtpd

References · 5

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-0107 · Security Note
• http://debian.org/security/2005/dsa-690 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0107 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-03712 · Security Note
• http://debian.org/security/dsa-690 · Note