CVE-2009-2939

MediumCVSS 6.9/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.9/10AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-59

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Sep 21, 2009
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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