CVE-2008-2937

N/A Unknown
Published: August 18, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/mirrors/postfix-release/experimental/postfix-2.6-20080814.HISTORY
Source: secalert@redhat.com
ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/mirrors/postfix-release/official/postfix-2.5.4.HISTORY
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00002.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/31477
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/31485
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31500
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32231
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-12.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0259
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:224
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0422.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495632/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30691
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2385
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44461
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2689
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00271.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00287.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/mirrors/postfix-release/experimental/postfix-2.6-20080814.HISTORY
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/mirrors/postfix-release/official/postfix-2.5.4.HISTORY
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31477
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31485
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31500
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32231
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-12.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0259
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:224
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0422.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495632/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30691
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2385
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44461
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2689
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00271.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00287.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

38 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-200

Affected Vendors

postfix

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