Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2009-2939 First vendor Publication 2009-09-21
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2011-08-24

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 6.9 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 10 Attack Complexity Medium
Cvss Expoit Score 3.4 Authentication None Required
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Detail

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.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2939

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 1

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2011-08-03 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 2233-1 (postfix)
File : nvt/deb_2233_1.nasl
2011-05-10 Name : Ubuntu Update for postfix USN-1113-1
File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_1113_1.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
58325 Debian GNU/Linux postfix postfix.postinst Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2011-06-13 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.
File : ubuntu_USN-1113-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-05-11 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-2233.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

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

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