CVE-2023-51764CWE-345

CVE-2023-51764

Medium · published December 24, 2023

CVSS v3.1
5.3
EPSS
3%
Percentile
85.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02635 · 85.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-345 · Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
Published
2023-12-24T10:15Z
Affected products (8)
ProductVersionsFixed in
postfix/postfix< 3.5.233.5.23
postfix/postfix≥ 3.6.0, < 3.6.133.6.13
postfix/postfix≥ 3.7.0, < 3.7.93.7.9
postfix/postfix≥ 3.8.0, < 3.8.43.8.4
fedoraproject/fedoraall versions—
fedoraproject/fedoraall versions—
redhat/enterprise_linuxall versions—
redhat/enterprise_linuxall versions—
References (36)
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EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 DEC 00:00Z
    Postfix through 3.8.5 allows SMTP smuggling unless configured with smtpd_data_restrictions=reject_unauth_pipelining and smtpd_discard_ehlo_keywords=chunking…
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