Upstream information

CVE-2008-4977 at MITRE

Description

postfix_groups.pl in Postfix 2.5.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/postfix_groups.stdout, (2) /tmp/postfix_groups.stderr, and (3) /tmp/postfix_groups.message temporary files. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating "This is not a real issue ... users would have to edit a script under /usr/lib to enable it.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
CVSS detail National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 6.9
Vector AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 445012 [RESOLVED / INVALID]

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Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 postfix Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS postfix Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS postfix Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 postfix Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 postfix Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 postfix Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 postfix Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 postfix Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS postfix Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 postfix Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 postfix Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 postfix Analysis
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 postfix Analysis
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 postfix Analysis
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 postfix Analysis
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 postfix Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 postfix Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 postfix Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS postfix Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS postfix Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS postfix Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 postfix Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 postfix Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 postfix Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 postfix Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 postfix Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 postfix Analysis
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 postfix Unsupported


SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Tue Jul 9 18:32:16 2013
CVE page last modified: Thu Dec 11 15:27:26 2025