VDB
CVE-2008-3889
CVE-2008-3889
PUBLISHED
CVSS 2.0999999046325684 LOW
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.
EPSS 0.70% · 52.6th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
2.0999999046325684
EPSS Score
0.70%
52.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| postfix | postfix | 2.4, 2.4.0, 2.4.1 |
Timeline
- Sep 12, 2008 CVE Published
- Sep 15, 2008 PoC Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 30, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 22, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 7, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 31, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 23, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 15, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jun 2, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- 31986 third-party-advisory
- 32231 third-party-advisory
- 20080916 [Suspected Spam][CVE-2008-4042] Postfix Linux-only local denial of service - PoC mailing-list
- USN-642-1 vendor-advisory
- 30977 vdb
- FEDORA-2008-8593 vendor-advisory
- 31800 third-party-advisory
- 4239 third-party-advisory
- 31716 third-party-advisory
- 1020800 vdb
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0311 url
- FEDORA-2008-8595 vendor-advisory
- 31982 third-party-advisory
- postfix-filedescriptor-dos(44865) vdb
- SUSE-SR:2008:018 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-200809-09 vendor-advisory
- http://www.wekk.net/research/CVE-2008-3889/ url
- 6472 exploit
- MDVSA-2008:190 vendor-advisory
- http://www.postfix.org/announcements/20080902.html url
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