CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
Percentile
10.1%
According to its banner, the version of Postfix running on the remote host leaks ‘epoll’ file descriptors when it executes non-Postfix commands from, say, a user’s .forward file. A local attacker can access the leaked epoll descriptor to launch a denial of service attack against Postfix.
Note that this issue only affects hosts running Linux with a 2.6 kernel.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(34347);
script_version("1.14");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2022/04/11");
script_cve_id("CVE-2008-3889");
script_bugtraq_id(30977);
script_name(english:"Postfix epoll File Descriptor Leak Local DoS");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote mail server is vulnerable to a local denial of service
attack.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"According to its banner, the version of Postfix running on the remote
host leaks 'epoll' file descriptors when it executes non-Postfix
commands from, say, a user's .forward file. A local attacker can
access the leaked epoll descriptor to launch a denial of service
attack against Postfix.
Note that this issue only affects hosts running Linux with a 2.6
kernel.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495894/100/0/threaded");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Postfix 2.4.9 / 2.5.5 / 2.6-20080902 or later.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_cwe_id(20);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/10/06");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"potential_vulnerability", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:postfix:postfix");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"thorough_tests", value:"true");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"SMTP problems");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2022 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_dependencies("smtpscan.nasl", "smtpserver_detect.nasl", "os_fingerprint.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/OS", "Settings/ParanoidReport");
script_require_ports("Services/smtp", 25, 587);
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("smtp_func.inc");
if (report_paranoia < 2) audit(AUDIT_PARANOID);
os = get_kb_item("Host/OS");
if ("Linux Kernel 2.6" >!< os) exit(0);
port = get_kb_item("Services/smtp");
if (!port) port = 25;
banner = get_smtp_banner(port: port);
if (! banner) exit(0);
# Some banners look like: Postfix ... on Linux 2.4.20
# So we have to be strict
if (egrep(string: banner, pattern: " ESMTP Postfix +\(?(2\.4\.[0-8]|2\.5\.[^0-4]|2\.6-2008(0[0-8]|0901))[^0-9]"))
security_note(port);