CVE-2008-3889 Postfix 2.4 before 2.4.9, 2.5 before 2.5.5, and 2.6 before 2.6-20080902, when used with the Linux 2.6 kernel, leaks epoll file descriptors during execution of "non-Postfix" commands, which allows loca...
LowCVSS 2.1
EPSS 0.70%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
Postfix 2.4 before 2.4.9, 2.5 before 2.5.5, and 2.6 before 2.6-20080902, when used with the Linux 2.6 kernel, leaks epoll file descriptors during execution of "non-Postfix" commands, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (application slowdown or exit) via a crafted command, as demonstrated by a command in a .forward file.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| postfix | = 2.4 | No fix listed |
| postfix | = 2.4.0 | No fix listed |
| postfix | = 2.4.1 | No fix listed |
| postfix | = 2.4.2 | No fix listed |
| postfix | = 2.4.3 | No fix listed |
| postfix | = 2.4.4 | No fix listed |
| postfix | = 2.4.5 | No fix listed |
| postfix | = 2.4.6 | No fix listed |
| postfix | = 2.4.7 | No fix listed |
| postfix | = 2.4.8 | No fix listed |
| postfix | = 2.5.1 | No fix listed |
| postfix | = 2.5.2 | No fix listed |
| postfix | = 2.5.3 | No fix listed |
| postfix | = 2.6 | No fix listed |
| debian/postfix(Debian:12) | < 2.5.5-1 | 2.5.5-1 |
| debian/postfix(Debian:13) | < 2.5.5-1 | 2.5.5-1 |
| debian/postfix(Debian:14) | < 2.5.5-1 | 2.5.5-1 |
References
- SUSE-SR:2008:018 vendor-advisory
- 31716 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- 31800 third-party-advisory
- 31982 third-party-advisory
- 31986 third-party-advisory
- 32231 third-party-advisory
- GLSA-200809-09 vendor-advisory
- 4239 third-party-advisory
- 1020800 vdb-entry
- wiki.rpath.com
- MDVSA-2008:190 vendor-advisory
- www.postfix.org patch
- 20080902 Postfix Linux-only local denial of service mailing-list
- 20080916 [Suspected Spam][CVE-2008-4042] Postfix Linux-only local denial of service - PoC mailing-list
- 20081104 rPSA-2008-0311-1 postfix mailing-list
- 30977 vdb-entry
- USN-642-1 vendor-advisory
- www.wekk.net
- postfix-filedescriptor-dos(44865) vdb-entry
- 6472 exploit
- FEDORA-2008-8595 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2008-8593 vendor-advisory
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2008-3889 vendor-advisory