fkie_cve-2008-3889
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2008-09-12 16:56
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/31716Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/31800
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/31982
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/31986
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/32231
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-09.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/4239
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1020800
cve@mitre.orghttp://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0311
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:190
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.postfix.org/announcements/20080902.htmlPatch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495894/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496420/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498037/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30977
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-642-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.wekk.net/research/CVE-2008-3889/
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44865
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6472
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00271.html
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00287.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31716Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31800
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31982
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31986
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32231
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-09.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4239
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1020800
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0311
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:190
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.postfix.org/announcements/20080902.htmlPatch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495894/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496420/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498037/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30977
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-642-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.wekk.net/research/CVE-2008-3889/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44865
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6472
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00271.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00287.html
Impacted products



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