CVE-2008-3889 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Postfix versions 2.4.x, 2.5.x, and 2.6.x when operating on Linux 2.6 kernels. The flaw allows local users to cause application slowdown or exit by exploiting a leakage of epoll file descriptors during the execution of non-Postfix commands, such as those found in a .forward file. This vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and a partial impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postfix:postfix:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postfix:postfix:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postfix:postfix:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postfix:postfix:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postfix:postfix:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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