Description
Postfix through 3.8.5 allows SMTP smuggling unless configured with smtpd_data_restrictions=reject_unauth_pipelining and smtpd_discard_ehlo_keywords=chunking (or certain other options that exist in recent versions). Remote attackers can use a published exploitation technique to inject e-mail messages with a spoofed MAIL FROM address, allowing bypass of an SPF protection mechanism. This occurs because Postfix supports <LF>.<CR><LF> but some other popular e-mail servers do not. To prevent attack variants (by always disallowing <LF> without <CR>), a different solution is required, such as the smtpd_forbid_bare_newline=yes option with a Postfix minimum version of 3.5.23, 3.6.13, 3.7.9, 3.8.4, or 3.9.
Exploits (4)
References (19)
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.2706
EPSS Percentile
96.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-345
Status
published
Products (5)
fedoraproject/fedora
38
fedoraproject/fedora
39
postfix/postfix
< 3.5.23
redhat/enterprise_linux
8.0
redhat/enterprise_linux
9.0
Published
Dec 24, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026