Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200808-12.
Solution
All Postfix users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=mail-mta/postfix-2.5.3-r1'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200808-12 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=232642
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.mail.postfix.announce/110
Insight
Postfix incorrectly checks the ownership of a mailbox, allowing, in certain circumstances, to append data to arbitrary files on a local system with root privileges.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-2936, CVE-2008-2937 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.2
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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