CVE-2009-2939
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Sep 21, 2009
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Aug 23, 2009
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- [oss-security] 20090918 Insecure pid directory permissions for postfix on Debian / Ubuntumailing-list
- DSA-2233vendor-advisory
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