Buffer overflow in the w_read function in sockets.c in Cami Sardinha and Nigel Kukard policyd before 1.81 for Postfix allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via long SMTP commands
Published Jul 15, 2007
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.21%
Description
Buffer overflow in the w_read function in sockets.c in Cami Sardinha and Nigel Kukard policyd before 1.81 for Postfix allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via long SMTP commands. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.70
- 1.71
- 1.72
- 1.73
- 1.74
- 1.75
- 1.76
- 1.77
- 1.78
- 1.79
- 1.80
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.
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.21% (0.04211) | 90.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.21% (0.04211) | 89.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.50% (0.04495) | 88.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 11.89% (0.11889) | 95.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 3, 2024 | 9.30% (0.09304) | 94.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2023 | 8.09% (0.08090) | 93.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 7.80% (0.07802) | 93.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 92.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 92.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 81.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://osvdb.org/38091 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26021 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26649 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=522366 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://svn.linuxrulz.org/WebSVN/diff.php?repname=Policyd&path=%2Ftrunk%2Fsockets.c&rev=4&sc=0 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://svn.linuxrulz.org/WebSVN/log.php?repname=Policyd&path=%2Fbranches%2Fv1.8x%2Fsockets.c&rev=0&sc=0&isdir=0 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1361 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24899 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35394 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/38091 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/26021 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/26649 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=522366 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://svn.linuxrulz.org/WebSVN/diff.php?repname=Policyd&path=%2Ftrunk%2Fsockets.c&rev=4&sc=0 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://svn.linuxrulz.org/WebSVN/log.php?repname=Policyd&path=%2Fbranches%2Fv1.8x%2Fsockets.c&rev=0&sc=0&isdir=0 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1361 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24899 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35394 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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