CVE-2008-2937 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can read other users' emails by creating mailbox files, affecting Postfix mail server deployments.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-2937?
CVE-2008-2937 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Aug 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Postfix 2.5 before 2.5.4 and 2.6 before 2.6-20080814 delivers to a mailbox file even when this file is not owned by the recipient, which allows local users to read e-mail messages by creating a mailbox file corresponding to another user's account name.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2937?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Postfix Postfix.
How do I fix CVE-2008-2937?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2008-2937 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2937 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2937, GHSA-44wx-mcwc-xfg9.