Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2005-1127 is a legacy denial-of-service issue in Net::Server logging, notably affecting Postgrey. A crafted sender address could make the greylisting service crash when unsafe format strings reached syslog. The business risk is mail-filtering disruption, not proven data theft or remote code execution in the provided sources. Exposure is most likely on older mail gateways or package sets running Postgrey 1.18 or earlier, or applications embedding Net::Server 0.87 or earlier logging. Modern systems are unlikely to be affected unless legacy Perl mail infrastructure remains deployed. Address during legacy mail-infrastructure hygiene or any active mail-gateway stability issue. Escalate if affected versions are internet-facing, unsupported, or already showing crashes. The available sources support availability risk, not breach-level urgency. Mitigation focus: Check vendor advisories for supported package fixes.; Upgrade Postgrey beyond affected 1.18 releases where applicable.; Upgrade Net::Server beyond affected 0.87 releases where applicable..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- postgrey-logging-dos(20108)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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