PT-2008-5016 · Postfix+1 · Postfix+1

Published 2008-10-10 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-3646

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Mac OS X version 10.5.5

Description The issue arises from the Postfix configuration file in Mac OS X, which makes Postfix network-accessible when mail is sent from a local command-line tool. This allows remote attackers to send mail to local Mac OS X users.

Recommendations For Mac OS X version 10.5.5, consider reconfiguring Postfix to restrict network access when sending mail from local command-line tools to prevent unauthorized mail sending.

Fix

Race Condition

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-3646

Affected Products

Macos X

Postfix

References · 8

• http://secunia.com/advisories/32222 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3646 · Security Note
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/31721 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45876 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/31681 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780 · Note