cve/2008/CVE-2008-4977.md

### [CVE-2008-4977](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4977)
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### Description

** DISPUTED **  postfix_groups.pl in Postfix 2.5.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/postfix_groups.stdout, (2) /tmp/postfix_groups.stderr, and (3) /tmp/postfix_groups.message temporary files.  NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating "This is not a real issue ... users would have to edit a script under /usr/lib to enable it."

### POC

#### Reference
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770

#### Github
- https://github.com/fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds
Update Sun May 26 14:27:04 CEST 2024 2024-05-26 14:27:05 +02:00			`### [CVE-2008-4977](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4977)`
			`![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=n%2Fa&color=blue)`
			`![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=n%2Fa&color=blue)`
			`![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=n%2Fa&color=brighgreen)`

			`### Description`

			` DISPUTED postfix_groups.pl in Postfix 2.5.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/postfix_groups.stdout, (2) /tmp/postfix_groups.stderr, and (3) /tmp/postfix_groups.message temporary files. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating "This is not a real issue ... users would have to edit a script under /usr/lib to enable it."`

			`### POC`

			`#### Reference`
			`- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770`

			`#### Github`
Update CVE sources 2024-08-07 19:02 2024-08-07 19:02:05 +00:00			`- https://github.com/fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds`
Update Sun May 26 14:27:04 CEST 2024 2024-05-26 14:27:05 +02:00