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.
Published: 2008-08-18
Score: 1.9 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-2930 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.
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Postfix Postfix
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:21:34.918Z

Reserved: 2008-06-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-2937

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-08-18T19:41:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-2937

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2008-08-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-2937 - Bugzilla

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