CVE-2008-2937 describes a vulnerability in Postfix versions 2.5 before 2.5.4 and 2.6 before 2.6-20080814, where the mail server would deliver emails to a mailbox file even if it wasn't owned by the intended recipient. This flaw allowed local users to read other users' email messages by creating a mailbox file with a corresponding account name. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 1.9, indicating a low severity, as it requires local access and medium attack complexity, with a potential impact of only confidentiality compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postfix:postfix:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postfix:postfix:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postfix:postfix:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postfix:postfix:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postfix:postfix:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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