NVD

Id
4764  
Name
CVE-2008-4977  
Description
** DISPUTED ** 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."  
Reject
 
CVSS Version
2  
CVSS Score
6.9  
Severity
Medium  
CVSS Base Score
6.9  
CVSS Impact Subscore
10  
CVSS Exploit Subscore
3.4  
CVSS Vector
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)  
Pub Date
2017-01-03  
Published
2008-11-06  
Modified Date
2008-11-06  
Seq
2008-4977  

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Related NVD References

Id NVD Id NVD No. Reference Actions
29781 4764 CVE-2008-4977 http://bugs.debian.org/496401  View
29782 4764 CVE-2008-4977 http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/postfix  View
29783 4764 CVE-2008-4977 [oss-security] 20081030 CVE requests: tempfile issues for aview, mgetty, openoffice, crossfire  View
29784 4764 CVE-2008-4977 https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770  View
29785 4764 CVE-2008-4977 https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235811  View

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