CVE-2008-3889
LOW · CVSS 2.1EPSS 0.7%EU EUVD
Postfix 2.4 before 2.4.9, 2.5 before 2.5.5, and 2.6 before 2.6-20080902, when used with the Linux 2.6 kernel, leaks epoll file descriptors during execution of "non-Postfix" commands, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (application slowdown or exit) via a crafted command, as demonstrated by a command in a .forward file.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 2.1 (v2.0)
- Severity
- LOW
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 0.7% (53th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-3875)
- Published
- September 12, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-3875 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- linux / linux kernel
- postfix / postfix
- postfix / postfix
- postfix / postfix
- postfix / postfix
- postfix / postfix
- postfix / postfix
- postfix / postfix
- postfix / postfix
- postfix / postfix
- postfix / postfix
- postfix / postfix
- postfix / postfix
- postfix / postfix
- postfix / postfix
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31716(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31800
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31982
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31986
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32231
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-09.xml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4239
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020800
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0311
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:190
- http://www.postfix.org/announcements/20080902.html(Patch)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495894/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496420/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498037/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30977
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-642-1
- http://www.wekk.net/research/CVE-2008-3889/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44865
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6472
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00271.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00287.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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