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Family: Debian Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
[DSA1121] DSA-1121-1 postgrey Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary
DSA-1121-1 postgrey
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
Peter Bieringer discovered that postgrey, a greylisting
implementation for Postfix, is vulnerable to a format string attack
that allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service to the daemon.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.21-1sarge1.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has also been fixed
in version 1.21-1volatile4 in the volatile archive.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.22-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your postgrey package.
Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1121
Threat Level: High
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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