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openSUSE 10 Security Update : postfix (postfix-5501)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 33897
Synopsis
The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.Description
A (local) privilege escalation vulnerability as well as a mailbox ownership problem has been fixed in postfix. CVE-2008-2936 and CVE-2008-2937 have been assigned to this problem.Solution
Update the affected postfix packages.Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 33897
File Name: suse_postfix-5501.nasl
Version: 1.12
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 8/15/2008
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 8.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postfix, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postfix-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postfix-mysql, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:postfix-postgresql, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.2, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.3
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/4/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-2936, CVE-2008-2937