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GHSA-RPQW-5G6J-X944

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-02 03:40 – Updated: 2022-05-02 03:40

Details

The postfix.postinst script in the Debian GNU/Linux and Ubuntu postfix 2.5.5 package grants the postfix user write access to /var/spool/postfix/pid, which might allow local users to conduct symlink attacks that overwrite arbitrary files.

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  "published": "2022-05-02T03:40:08Z",
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CVE-2009-2939 (GCVE-0-2009-2939)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-09-21 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 06:07

Summary

Severity ?

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

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	http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2233	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN

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Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
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Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-RPQW-5G6J-X944

CVE-2009-2939 (GCVE-0-2009-2939)

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