CVE-2026-43964 (GCVE-0-2026-43964)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-04 18:10 – Updated: 2026-05-04 22:21
VLAI
Summary
Postfix before 3.8.16, 3.9 before 3.9.10, and 3.10 before 3.10.9 sometimes allows a buffer over-read and process crash via an enhanced status code that lacks text after the third number.
Severity
3.7 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Postfix Postfix Affected: 2.3 , < 3.8.16 (custom)
Affected: 3.9 , < 3.9.10 (custom)
Affected: 3.10 , < 3.10.9 (custom)
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