{"cve":"CVE-2008-3889","nvd":{"published":"2008-09-12T16:56:20.587","modified":"2026-06-16T22:56:44.780","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/31716","http://secunia.com/advisories/31800","http://secunia.com/advisories/31982","http://secunia.com/advisories/31986"],"products":["postfix:postfix"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:52:44.811608366+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-3889","score":0.00701,"percentile":0.53226,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}