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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.64696
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:224 (postfix)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to postfix;announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:224.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to postfix
announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:224.

Vulnerability Insight:
A vulnerability has been found and corrected in postfix:

Postfix 2.5 before 2.5.4 and 2.6 before 2.6-20080814 delivers to a
mailbox file even when this file is not owned by the recipient, which
allows local users to read e-mail messages by creating a mailbox file
corresponding to another user's account name (CVE-2008-2937).

This update provides a solution to this vulnerability.

Affected: 2008.1, Corporate 3.0, Corporate 4.0

Solution:
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

CVSS Score:
1.9

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-2937
20080821 rPSA-2008-0259-1 postfix
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495632/100/0/threaded
30691
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30691
31477
http://secunia.com/advisories/31477
31485
http://secunia.com/advisories/31485
31500
http://secunia.com/advisories/31500
32231
http://secunia.com/advisories/32231
ADV-2008-2385
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2385
FEDORA-2008-8593
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00287.html
FEDORA-2008-8595
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00271.html
GLSA-200808-12
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-12.xml
MDVSA-2009:224
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:224
RHSA-2011:0422
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0422.html
SUSE-SA:2008:040
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00002.html
ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/mirrors/postfix-release/experimental/postfix-2.6-20080814.HISTORY
ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/mirrors/postfix-release/official/postfix-2.5.4.HISTORY
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0259
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2689
postfix-email-information-disclosure(44461)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44461
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