CVE-2009-2939

Medium

Description

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.9
Exploit probability—
ProductPostfix
PublishedSep 21, 2009
First seenSep 21, 2009

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
postfix postfix2.5.5—

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