security flaw
Published Feb 10, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.81%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 2.1.3
Configuration 2
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 8.0
- 8.0
- 8.1
- 8.2
- 9.0
- 9.0
- 9.1
- 9.2
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
postfix-2:2.1.5-4.2.RHEL4
Fixed · RHSA-2005:152
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | postfix-2:2.1.5-4.2.RHEL4 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:152 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.81% (0.02806) | 86.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.81% (0.02806) | 84.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.85% (0.00846) | 73.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 0.67% (0.00674) | 79.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.84% (0.01842) | 88.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 18, 2024 | 2.59% (0.02590) | 89.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | 9.48% (0.09484) | 93.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 65.41% (0.65414) | 97.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=267837 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110763358832637&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14137/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatch
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-152.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12445 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0337 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617510 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19218 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0337
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11339 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0337
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=267837 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110763358832637&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/14137/ | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatch | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-152.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12445 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0337 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617510 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19218 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0337 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11339 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0337 |
Change history (0)
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