CVE-2001-0894
Vulnerability in Postfix SMTP server before 20010228-pl07, when configured to email the...
Vulnerability in Postfix SMTP server before 20010228-pl07, when configured to email the postmaster when SMTP errors cause the session to terminate, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) by generating a large number of SMTP errors, which forces the SMTP session log to grow too large.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.0
Vulnerability in Postfix SMTP server before 20010228-pl07, when configured to email the postmaster when SMTP errors cause the session to terminate, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) by generating a large number of SMTP errors, which forces the SMTP session log to grow too large.
- Record
CVE-2001-0894- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Vulnerability in Postfix SMTP server before 20010228-pl07, when configured to email the postmaster when SMTP errors cause the session to terminate, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) by generating a large number of SMTP errors, which forces the SMTP session log to grow too large.
- Record
CVE-2001-0894- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-0877 No score
Vulnerability in Postfix SMTP server before 20010228-pl07, when configured to email the postmaster when SMTP errors cause the session to terminate, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) by generating a large number of SMTP errors, which forces the SMTP session log to grow too large.
- Record
EUVD-2001-0877- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4jcc-3cc2-c846 No score
Vulnerability in Postfix SMTP server before 20010228-pl07, when configured to email the...
Vulnerability in Postfix SMTP server before 20010228-pl07, when configured to email the postmaster when SMTP errors cause the session to terminate, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) by generating a large number of SMTP errors, which forces the SMTP session log to grow too large.
- Record
GHSA-4jcc-3cc2-c846- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2001-0894 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Wietse Venema Postfix, published November 11, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.91%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
debian.org/security/2001/dsa-093
securityfocus.com/bid/3544
distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes?id=a&anuncio=000439
frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2001:089
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-156.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7568
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=100584160110303&w=2
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0894
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4jcc-3cc2-c846