MEDIUM
spf.c in Courier Mail Server does not properly handle DNS failures when looking up Sender Policy Framework (SPF) records, which could allow attackers to cause memory corruption
Published Jul 6, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.92%
Description
spf.c in Courier Mail Server does not properly handle DNS failures when looking up Sender Policy Framework (SPF) records, which could allow attackers to cause memory corruption.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 0.46
- 0.47
- 0.48
- 0.48.1
- 0.48.2
- 0.49.0
- 0.50.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.92% 0.00920
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00920
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.92% (0.00920) | 58.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.92% (0.00920) | 55.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.34% (0.00340) | 54.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00137) | 50.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 15, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00138) | 48.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00134) | 46.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15901 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.courier-mta.org/?changelog.html x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/15901 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.courier-mta.org/?changelog.html | x_refsource_MISC |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 6, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jul 6, 2005
Link CVE-2005-2151
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a