CVE-2008-2937

LowCVSS 1.9/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 1.9/10AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-200

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Aug 18, 2008
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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