CVE-2009-2939
Severity Score
5.5
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
El script postfix.postinst en el paquete postfix v2.5.5 de Debian GNU/Linux y Ubuntu permite acceso de escritura al usuario postfix en /var/spool/postfix/pid, permitiendo a usuarios locales dirigir ataques de enlaces simbólicos que sobrescriban ficheros de su elección.
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2009-08-23 CVE Reserved
- 2009-09-21 CVE Published
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-07 First Exploit
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CAPEC
References (2)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/18/6 | 2024-08-07 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2233 | 2011-08-24 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Postfix Search vendor "Postfix" | Postfix Search vendor "Postfix" for product "Postfix" | 2.5.5 Search vendor "Postfix" for product "Postfix" and version "2.5.5" | - |
Affected
| in | Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 6.06 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "6.06" | - |
Safe
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| Postfix Search vendor "Postfix" | Postfix Search vendor "Postfix" for product "Postfix" | 2.5.5 Search vendor "Postfix" for product "Postfix" and version "2.5.5" | - |
Affected
| in | Ubuntu Search vendor "Ubuntu" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Ubuntu" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 4.0 Search vendor "Ubuntu" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "4.0" | - |
Safe
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