CVE-2008-2937

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

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:postfix:postfix:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postfix:postfix:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postfix:postfix:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postfix:postfix:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postfix:postfix:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2008-08-18 19:41

Updated : 2025-04-09 00:30


NVD link : CVE-2008-2937

Mitre link : CVE-2008-2937

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-2937


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Products Affected

postfix

  • postfix
CWE
CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor