medium
6.2
CWE
264
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2008-2936

First published: Mon Aug 18 2008(Updated: )

Postfix before 2.3.15, 2.4 before 2.4.8, 2.5 before 2.5.4, and 2.6 before 2.6-20080814, when the operating system supports hard links to symlinks, allows local users to append e-mail messages to a file to which a root-owned symlink points, by creating a hard link to this symlink and then sending a message. NOTE: this can be leveraged to gain privileges if there is a symlink to an init script.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Plone=2.3.0
Plone=2.3.1
Plone=2.3.2
Plone=2.3.3
Plone=2.3.4
Plone=2.3.5
Plone=2.3.6
Plone=2.3.7
Plone=2.3.8
Plone=2.3.9
Plone=2.3.10
Plone=2.3.11
Plone=2.3.12
Plone=2.3.13
Plone=2.3.14
Plone=2.4.0
Plone=2.4.1
Plone=2.4.2
Plone=2.4.3
Plone=2.4.4
Plone=2.4.5
Plone=2.4.6
Plone=2.4.7
Plone=2.5.0
Plone=2.5.1
Plone=2.5.2
Plone=2.5.3
Plone=2.6.0

Remedy

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30691

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2008-2936?

    CVE-2008-2936 is considered a medium severity vulnerability that allows local users to append emails to files owned by root.

  • How do I fix CVE-2008-2936?

    To fix CVE-2008-2936, upgrade Postfix to version 2.3.15, 2.4.8, 2.5.4, 2.6-20080814 or later.

  • Which versions of Postfix are affected by CVE-2008-2936?

    CVE-2008-2936 affects Postfix versions before 2.3.15, 2.4 before 2.4.8, 2.5 before 2.5.4, and 2.6 before 2.6-20080814.

  • Can CVE-2008-2936 be exploited remotely?

    CVE-2008-2936 can only be exploited locally, as it requires local user access.

  • What types of operating systems are at risk from CVE-2008-2936?

    CVE-2008-2936 impacts systems where the operating system supports hard links to symlinks.

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