CVE-2005-1127

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    CVE-2005-1127

    Published: 2 May 2005Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/21149, http://secunia.com/advisories/21152, http://secunia.com/advisories/21164, http://secunia.com/advisories/21452, http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1121, http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1122, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:131, http://lists.ee.ethz.ch/postgrey/msg00647.html, http://secunia.com/advisories/14958, http://lists.ee.ethz.ch/postgrey/msg00627.html, http://lists.ee.ethz.ch/postgrey/msg00630.html, http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111354538331167&w=2, http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200608-18.xml, http://www.osvdb.org/15517, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13193, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20108

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High