CVE-2010-3095

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Published Nov 12, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 4.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

mailscanner before 4.79.11-2.1 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on certain temporary files. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-5313.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

mailscanner

mailscanner

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`before 4.79.11-2.1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mailscanner:mailscanner:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2010-3095	mailscanner before 4.79.11-2.1 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on certain temporary files. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-5313.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.340% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-3095
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=596403
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-3095
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/13/9

History

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Subscriptions

Mailscanner Mailscanner

Weaknesses

CWE-59

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 2:55 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Nov 12, 2019, 8:24 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 2:55 AM
Reserved: Aug 20, 2010, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:22 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 12, 2019, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:22 PM

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