CVE-2010-3293 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 28 Oct 2019 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local users can prevent MailScanner from updating virus signatures, potentially leaving the mail server vulnerable to new threats.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2010-3293?

CVE-2010-3293 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Oct 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

mailscanner can allow local users to prevent virus signatures from being updated

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3293?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mailscanner Mailscanner.

How do I fix CVE-2010-3293?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-3293 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2010-3293 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3293 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vfcf-xqj2-22m3.