CVE-2010-3095
MEDIUM
4.7
CVSS Score
Published: November 12, 2019 at 08:24 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:22 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMailscanner
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Severity
MEDIUM4.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 4.79.11-2.1
Affected range stops below 4.79.11-2.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-3095x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=596403x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-3095Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/13/9CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59
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