CVE-2008-4977
Published Nov 6, 2008
Last updated 3 months ago
Overview
- Description
- postfix_groups.pl in Postfix 2.5.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/postfix_groups.stdout, (2) /tmp/postfix_groups.stderr, and (3) /tmp/postfix_groups.message temporary files. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating "This is not a real issue ... users would have to edit a script under /usr/lib to enable it.
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Modified
- CNA Tags
- disputed
Risk scores
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 6.9
- Impact score
- 10
- Exploitability score
- 3.4
- Vector string
- AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-59
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Vendor comments
- Red HatNot vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of postfix as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5. Mentioned script is not part of the official postfix distribution and is not included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux postfix packages.
Configurations
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{
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
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"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:postfix:postfix:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "A1DE90BD-B5F9-4762-B086-130AB04F3CB0"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
]