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GHSA-27Q6-288H-36J9

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 05:53 – Updated: 2022-05-17 05:53

Details

** DISPUTED ** 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."

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CVE-2008-4977 (GCVE-0-2008-4977)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-11-06 11:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 00:50

Summary

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.

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No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

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	https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770	x_refsource_MISC
	http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/postfix	x_refsource_MISC
	http://bugs.debian.org/496401	x_refsource_MISC
	https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235811	x_refsource_MISC

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