DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2937

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-2937
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JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2937
Upstream
Published
2008-08-18T19:41:00Z
Modified
2025-11-19T02:04:23.382908Z
Summary
[none]
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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / postfix

Package

Name
postfix
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/postfix?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:12 / postfix

Package

Name
postfix
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/postfix?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:13 / postfix

Package

Name
postfix
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/postfix?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:14 / postfix

Package

Name
postfix
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/postfix?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}