CVE-2023-51764 | THREATINT

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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2023-12-24 | Published 2023-12-24 | Updated 2025-11-04 | Assigner mitre

References

www.postfix.org/smtp-smuggling.html

sec-consult.com/...mtp-smuggling-spoofing-e-mails-worldwide/

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/24/1 ([oss-security] 20231224 Re: Re: New SMTP smuggling attack) mailing-list

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/25/1 ([oss-security] 20231225 Re: Re: New SMTP smuggling attack) mailing-list

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2255563

access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-51764

fahrplan.events.ccc.de/...ss/2023/fahrplan/events/11782.html

github.com/eeenvik1/CVE-2023-51764

github.com/duy-31/CVE-2023-51764

www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8KPV96g1To

lists.fedoraproject.org/...QRLF5SOS7TP5N7FQSEK2NFNB44ISVTZC/ (FEDORA-2024-c839e7294f) vendor-advisory

lists.fedoraproject.org/...JQ5WXFCW2N6G2PH3JXDTYW5PH5EBQEGO/ (FEDORA-2024-5c186175f2) vendor-advisory

lwn.net/Articles/956533/

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/22/1

www.postfix.org/announcements/postfix-3.8.5.html

lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00020.html ([debian-lts-announce] 20240130 [SECURITY] [DLA 3725-1] postfix security update) mailing-list

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/09/3 ([oss-security] 20240508 Re: New SMTP smuggling attack) mailing-list

lists.fedoraproject.org/...QRLF5SOS7TP5N7FQSEK2NFNB44ISVTZC/

lists.fedoraproject.org/...JQ5WXFCW2N6G2PH3JXDTYW5PH5EBQEGO/