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{"bugzilla": {"description": "postfix: local DoS via leaked file descriptor", "id": "460906", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460906"}, "csaw": false, "details": ["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."], "name": "CVE-2008-3889", "public_date": "2008-09-02T00:00:00Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3889\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3889"], "statement": "Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions Postfix as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5.", "threat_severity": "Moderate"}