Vulnerability Details : 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.
Published 2008-08-18 19:41:00
Updated 2018-10-11 20:45:15
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Information leak

Products affected by CVE-2008-2937

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2937

EPSS FAQ
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 8 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2008-2937

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
1.9
 LOW AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
3.4
2.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2008-2937

Vendor statements for CVE-2008-2937

  • Red Hat 2008-08-19
    Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=456347 The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw. More information regarding issue severity can be found here: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/

References for CVE-2008-2937

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