CVE-2008-2937

Postfix 2.5-2.5.3 and 2.6 < 20080814 - Unauthorized Mailbox File Access

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Postfix 2.5 before 2.5.4 and 2.6 before 2.6-20080814 delivers to a mailbox file even when this file is not owned by the recipient, which allows local users to read e-mail messages by creating a mailbox file corresponding to another user's account name.

References (19)

Core 19
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:224
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32231
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2689
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495632/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44461
Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30691
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0259
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0422.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31500
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31477
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31485
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2385
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-12.xml

Scores

EPSS 0.0036
EPSS Percentile 28.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (5)
postfix/postfix 2.5.0
postfix/postfix 2.5.1
postfix/postfix 2.5.2
postfix/postfix 2.5.3
postfix/postfix 2.6.0
Published Aug 18, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026