CVE-2009-2939
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-59
Link Following
Publication date:
21/09/2009
Last modified:
09/04/2025
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.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
6.90
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:postfix:postfix:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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