CVE-2008-2937 json
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 al…
published 2008-08-18 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-2930
- cvss
- 1.9
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 29%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- postfix Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.5.4-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2937
- postfix RHEL 4 2:2.2.10-1.4.el4
- postfix RHEL 5 2:2.3.3-2.2.el5_6
- postfix-pflogsumm RHEL 4 2:2.2.10-1.4.el4
- postfix-pflogsumm RHEL 5 2:2.3.3-2.2.el5_6
red hat advisories RHSA-2011:0422
- securityfocus.com/bid/30691 patch
- secunia.com/advisories/31500 advisory
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2008-2937 updated cvss 1.9
postfix improper mailbox permissions
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server) postfix 2.3.3-2.2.el5_6, postfix-pflogsumm 2.3.3-2.2.el5_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 postfix 2.2.10-1.4.el4, postfix-pflogsumm 2.2.10-1.4.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 postfix 2.2.10-1.4.el4, postfix-pflogsumm 2.2.10-1.4.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 postfix 2.2.10-1.4.el4, postfix-pflogsumm 2.2.10-1.4.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 postfix 2.2.10-1.4.el4, postfix-pflogsumm 2.2.10-1.4.el4fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:0422
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 postfix, postfix-perl-scriptsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 1.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/30691
vdb-entry, patch
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secunia.com
/advisories/31500
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
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redhat.com
/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00271.html
vendor-advisory
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:224
vendor-advisory
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redhat.com
/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00287.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00002.html
vendor-advisory
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redhat.com
/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0422.html
vendor-advisory
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/glsa-200808-12.xml
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/31485
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/32231
third-party-advisory
- issues.rpath.com /browse/RPL-2689
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/495632/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/44461
vdb-entry
- wiki.rpath.com /Advisories:rPSA-2008-0259
- kb.juniper.net /InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
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secunia.com
/advisories/31477
third-party-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/2385
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-2937
- NVD CVE-2008-2937
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