GHSA-H92M-42H4-82F6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2019-07-05 21:06 – Updated: 2024-10-21 20:07
VLAI
Summary
postfix-mta-sts-resolver Algorithm Downgrade vulnerability
Details

Incorrect query parsing

Impact

All users of versions prior to 0.5.1 can receive incorrect response from daemon under rare conditions, rendering downgrade of effective STS policy.

Patches

Problem has been patched in version 0.5.1

Workarounds

Users may remediate this vulnerability without upgrading by applying these patches to older suppoorted versions.

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in postfix-mta-sts-resolver repo * Email me at vladislav at vm-0 dot com

Severity
6.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
8.7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N
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        "name": "postfix-mta-sts-resolver"
      },
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          "events": [
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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2019-16791"
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    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "## Incorrect query parsing\n\n### Impact\nAll users of versions prior to 0.5.1 can receive incorrect response from daemon under rare conditions, rendering downgrade of effective STS policy.\n\n### Patches\nProblem has been patched in version 0.5.1\n\n### Workarounds\nUsers may remediate this vulnerability without upgrading by applying [these patches](https://gist.github.com/Snawoot/b9da85d6b26dea5460673b29df1adc6b) to older suppoorted versions.\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [postfix-mta-sts-resolver repo](https://github.com/Snawoot/postfix-mta-sts-resolver)\n* Email me at [vladislav at vm-0 dot com](mailto:vladislav-ex-gh-advisory@vm-0.com)",
  "id": "GHSA-h92m-42h4-82f6",
  "modified": "2024-10-21T20:07:58Z",
  "published": "2019-07-05T21:06:58Z",
  "references": [
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/postfix-mta-sts-resolver/PYSEC-2020-174.yaml"
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      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "postfix-mta-sts-resolver Algorithm Downgrade vulnerability"
}



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