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CVE-2010-3293

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-10-28 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

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

Affected products

• mailscanner: before 4.79.11-2 — fixed in 4.79.11-2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: mailscanner 4.79.11-2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-3293
• https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=596397
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-3293
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/13/9
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-3293
• https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=596397
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-3293
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/13/9

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