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CVE-2008-3889
Published: Sep 12, 2008
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
31986
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
FEDORA-2008-8595
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
32231
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
20080916 [Suspected Spam][CVE-2008-4042] Postfix Linux-only local denial of service - PoC
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
31982
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
USN-642-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
30977
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
FEDORA-2008-8593
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
31800
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
postfix-filedescriptor-dos(44865)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
4239
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SREASON
SUSE-SR:2008:018
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
GLSA-200809-09
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
http://www.wekk.net/research/CVE-2008-3889/
x_refsource_MISC
31716
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
6472
exploit
x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
MDVSA-2008:190
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
1020800
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.postfix.org/announcements/20080902.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
20081104 rPSA-2008-0311-1 postfix
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
20080902 Postfix Linux-only local denial of service
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0311
x_refsource_CONFIRM
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