[SECURITY] [DSA-363-1] New postfix packages fix remote denial of service, bounce scanning

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Debian Security Advisory DSA 363-1 [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/ Matt Zimmerman
August 3rd, 2003 http://www.debian.org/security/faq

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Package : postfix
Vulnerability : denial of service, bounce-scanning
Problem-Type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE Ids : CAN-2003-0468, CAN-2003-0540

The postfix mail transport agent in Debian 3.0 contains two
vulnerabilities:

CAN-2003-0468: Postfix would allow an attacker to bounce-scan private
networks or use the daemon as a DDoS tool by forcing the daemon to
connect to an arbitrary service at an arbitrary IP address and
either receiving a bounce message or observing queue operations to
infer the status of the delivery attempt.

CAN-2003-0540: a malformed envelope address can 1) cause the queue
manager to lock up until an entry is removed from the queue and 2)
lock up the smtp listener leading to a denial of service

For the current stable distribution (woody) these problems have been
fixed in version 1.1.11-0.woody3.

For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems will be fixed soon.

We recommend that you update your postfix package.

Upgrade Instructions

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wget url
will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb
will install the referenced file.

If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
sources.list as given below:

apt-get update
will update the internal database
apt-get upgrade
will install corrected packages

You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the
footer to the proper configuration.

Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody

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Source archives:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix_1.1.11-0.woody3.dsc
  Size/MD5 checksum:      714 63f8dfe8115d2b6ee9495444b51f38ff
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix_1.1.11-0.woody3.diff.gz
  Size/MD5 checksum:    67858 7d4141b4f8751bd624b73e098754ff92
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix_1.1.11.orig.tar.gz
  Size/MD5 checksum:  1190741 b34bb2b5018327c19456a77814141208

Architecture independent components:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix-dev_1.1.11-0.woody3_all.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    74036 c890416be4ddb61410919d2935a8d2ae
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix-doc_1.1.11-0.woody3_all.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:   344376 55a049625aa50b01d1c1001be7322931

Alpha architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix_1.1.11-0.woody3_alpha.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:   605684 556af2c5463a268e7e2c1141b1feca6f
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix-ldap_1.1.11-0.woody3_alpha.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    28286 1051c9af8059a06a20277fee38c46eed
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix-mysql_1.1.11-0.woody3_alpha.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    25840 0fa1abe8d1203dc0caef928edb9cbfa1
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix-pcre_1.1.11-0.woody3_alpha.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    24386 5cd779b6f1b8e19b31305999d2d99a03

ARM architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix_1.1.11-0.woody3_arm.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:   520402 9c9846e4c3b3a842f9476a590653ee2a
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix-ldap_1.1.11-0.woody3_arm.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    27480 8d7ca95fe4ca8ad8590e767e733ea73f
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix-mysql_1.1.11-0.woody3_arm.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    25088 2c009beda5132fade32da110dbe08505
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix-pcre_1.1.11-0.woody3_arm.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    23974 3f399c1c0f783ef8a32cd5ff2586beeb

Intel IA-32 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix_1.1.11-0.woody3_i386.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:   508482 23220e1154476d616f4231c1aab08961
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix-ldap_1.1.11-0.woody3_i386.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    27020 599799ed8999f4cd440db3bf27d0a144
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix-mysql_1.1.11-0.woody3_i386.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    24962 d2057f8047247c13eb1530c974c3214f
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix-pcre_1.1.11-0.woody3_i386.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    23774 9a56259b465146461e24b1074dbb9378

Intel IA-64 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix_1.1.11-0.woody3_ia64.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:   715268 4b3b20647254766b9ea61000f6fabf6b
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix-ldap_1.1.11-0.woody3_ia64.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    31250 0472e4740e5a8089389ebb5ac0e3287a
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix-mysql_1.1.11-0.woody3_ia64.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    27468 ab3f9b3f25ff6e1c7c85ebe1bb8746a1
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix-pcre_1.1.11-0.woody3_ia64.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    25620 074c809aea6dc4be33a3fc02fa4269e9

HP Precision architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix_1.1.11-0.woody3_hppa.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:   547490 f6c526ca243ecff15ba1fca5b5f1b66c
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix-ldap_1.1.11-0.woody3_hppa.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    27970 942e49f343905da65092903517dc3415
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix-mysql_1.1.11-0.woody3_hppa.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    25722 ffa283e47e289d5cee9cf0216a2a3ba4
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix-pcre_1.1.11-0.woody3_hppa.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    24422 0ac384dab6e94a64f108655e4e1d1b73

Motorola 680x0 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix_1.1.11-0.woody3_m68k.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:   507710 9fb65f8b4ceef076ce6ff714e3915a9e
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix-ldap_1.1.11-0.woody3_m68k.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    27370 c48f95fab1a490b6b09dfa4a7b26ab91
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix-mysql_1.1.11-0.woody3_m68k.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    25054 65b484b1bf326d724dc38b144e185bd3
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix-pcre_1.1.11-0.woody3_m68k.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    23796 f0168fa13739555d29096c0543fa8dea

Big endian MIPS architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix_1.1.11-0.woody3_mips.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:   545344 5d95ea078f00cf155e717d7698bb39b3
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix-ldap_1.1.11-0.woody3_mips.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    26882 9ed43af513be789bd187ac6a2ec504bd
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix-mysql_1.1.11-0.woody3_mips.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    25102 f87d8f4086277f46b52bebd3e267f18d
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix-pcre_1.1.11-0.woody3_mips.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    23956 58e9c16d3c27ad5d043566fa3bf0597d

Little endian MIPS architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix_1.1.11-0.woody3_mipsel.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:   545522 7fe4a3c93289c5a5739fb6180bf8f97e
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix-ldap_1.1.11-0.woody3_mipsel.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    26888 0496ef4b059d449745363e4e77832cf6
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix-mysql_1.1.11-0.woody3_mipsel.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    25100 88f26e2aff54b403bdd4a91e685ab62c
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix-pcre_1.1.11-0.woody3_mipsel.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    23954 ac4942b8b1f798a6f9bfa41a66eae6e7

PowerPC architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix_1.1.11-0.woody3_powerpc.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:   523612 ac006fecf3d9e355403cc284c7b59a67
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix-ldap_1.1.11-0.woody3_powerpc.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    27482 c579b63eb17de0cd64662ccfbcc24421
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix-mysql_1.1.11-0.woody3_powerpc.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    25180 380841ca73f243f0892545400bd0e433
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix-pcre_1.1.11-0.woody3_powerpc.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    23962 acf4ce767365da22d08f9421413cfc31

IBM S/390 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix_1.1.11-0.woody3_s390.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:   539476 45c0dfe2421fe6913085629df92befa6
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix-ldap_1.1.11-0.woody3_s390.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    27458 145d980da8ffb3f077a70fea768f2dca
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix-mysql_1.1.11-0.woody3_s390.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    25268 d1fb9abe20874c98a7046dd0c3b606a4
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix-pcre_1.1.11-0.woody3_s390.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    24054 69b7cb2d47709e4cb4e9ae8ed0b0c86f

Sun Sparc architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix_1.1.11-0.woody3_sparc.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:   539342 e8fdc2ca77c41f4046e1e212683a5f18
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix-ldap_1.1.11-0.woody3_sparc.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    27920 f945a9c32434b4b617620e966a840564
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix-mysql_1.1.11-0.woody3_sparc.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    25114 4437625a8d2e34058b4e4f94823b4385
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/postfix/postfix-pcre_1.1.11-0.woody3_sparc.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    23926 c716ff776a4246c2ab864bac204dd4da

These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on
its next revision.

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