CVE-2008-3889

N/A Unknown
Published: September 12, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Postfix 2.4 before 2.4.9, 2.5 before 2.5.5, and 2.6 before 2.6-20080902, when used with the Linux 2.6 kernel, leaks epoll file descriptors during execution of "non-Postfix" commands, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (application slowdown or exit) via a crafted command, as demonstrated by a command in a .forward file.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31716
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31716
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31800
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31982
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31986
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32231
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-09.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4239
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020800
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0311
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:190
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.postfix.org/announcements/20080902.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495894/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496420/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498037/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30977
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-642-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.wekk.net/research/CVE-2008-3889/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44865
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6472
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

44 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

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

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

postfix linux