postfix improper mailbox permissions
Published Aug 18, 2008
1.9
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.36%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
postfix-2:2.2.10-1.4.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0422
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
postfix-2:2.3.3-2.2.el5_6
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0422
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
postfix
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | postfix-2:2.2.10-1.4.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0422 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | postfix-2:2.3.3-2.2.el5_6 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0422 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | postfix | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00357) | 27.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 27.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00072) | 19.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (23)
- ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/mirrors/postfix-release/experimental/postfix-2.6-20080814.HISTORY x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/mirrors/postfix-release/official/postfix-2.5.4.HISTORY x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31477 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31485 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31500 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32231 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-12.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0259 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:224 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0422.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495632/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30691 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2385 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2937 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=456347 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44461 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2689 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2937
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2937
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00271.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00287.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
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