gsd-2008-2937
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:23
Details
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.
Aliases
Aliases



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      alias: "CVE-2008-2937",
      description: "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.",
      id: "GSD-2008-2937",
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         "https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2937.html",
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         "https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2008-2937.html",
      ],
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      metadata: {
         exploitCode: "unknown",
         remediation: "unknown",
         reportConfidence: "confirmed",
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         id: "GSD-2008-2937",
         modified: "2023-12-13T01:23:00.761986Z",
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         impact: {
            baseMetricV2: {
               cvssV2: {
                  accessComplexity: "MEDIUM",
                  accessVector: "LOCAL",
                  authentication: "NONE",
                  availabilityImpact: "NONE",
                  baseScore: 1.9,
                  confidentialityImpact: "PARTIAL",
                  integrityImpact: "NONE",
                  vectorString: "AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N",
                  version: "2.0",
               },
               exploitabilityScore: 3.4,
               impactScore: 2.9,
               obtainAllPrivilege: false,
               obtainOtherPrivilege: false,
               obtainUserPrivilege: false,
               severity: "LOW",
               userInteractionRequired: false,
            },
         },
         lastModifiedDate: "2018-10-11T20:45Z",
         publishedDate: "2008-08-18T19:41Z",
      },
   },
}


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