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    CVE-2023-51764

    Postfix through 3.8.5 allows SMTP smuggling unless configured with smtpd_data_restrictions=reject_unauth_pipelining and smtpd_discard_ehlo_keywords=chunking (or certain other options that exist in recent versions). Remote attackers can use a published exploitation technique to inject e-mail messages with a spoofed MAIL FROM address, allowing bypass of an SPF protection mechanism. This occurs because Postfix supports <LF>.<CR><LF> but some other popular e-mail servers do not. To prevent attack variants (by always disallowing <LF> without <CR>), a different solution is required, such as the smtpd_forbid_bare_newline=yes option with a Postfix minimum version of 3.5.23, 3.6.13, 3.7.9, 3.8.4, or 3.9.

    Published:Dec 18, 2023
    Last Modified:Nov 4, 2025
    EPS:Dec 24, 2023
    EPSS Score:0.23078
    CVSS Score:5.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Fedora
    Vendor
    Postfix
    Product
    Postfix
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
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    Availability
    None
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