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>> Gentoo Security Update Fixes Postfix Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

Title : Gentoo Security Update Fixes Postfix Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
Advisory ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2386
CVE ID : CVE-2008-2936 - CVE-2008-2937
Rated as : Low Risk

Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-08-18

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Two vulnerabilities have been identified in Gentoo, which could be exploited by malicious users to bypass security restrictions, gain knowledge of sensitive information, or potentially obtain elevated privileges. These issues are caused by errors in Postfix. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2385

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2008-08-18 : Initial release

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