CVE-2010-3095
mailscanner before 4.79.11-2.1 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2010-3095- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2010-3095- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-3095 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2010-3095- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5v9g-4pwg-rx54 No score
mailscanner before 4.79.11-2.1 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink...
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.
- Record
GHSA-5v9g-4pwg-rx54- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-3095 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Mailscanner, published November 12, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. No source names a fixed version.