CVEvulnerability

CVE-2009-2939

6.9 MEDIUM Published 2009-09-21 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗

Status: Modified
Published: 2009-09-21
Last modified: 2026-06-16
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected]): 6.9 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses: CWE-59

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.

Affected configurations

• postfix postfix 2.5.5

Weakness · CWE (1)

CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2233 www.debian.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/18/6 Exploit
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2233 www.debian.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/18/6 Exploit

CVE-2009-2939

Description

Affected configurations

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

References