Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2015-10085

CVE-2015-10085:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A vulnerability was discovered in GoPistolet affecting the MTA (Mail Transfer Agent) component. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2015-10085, was disclosed and patched on October 27, 2015. The issue affects versions of GoPistolet prior to the patch identified as b91aa4674d460993765884e8463c70e6d886bc90 (GitHub Patch).

Technical details

The vulnerability is related to improper handling of input in the MTA component, which could lead to a denial of service condition. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.5 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, indicating that the vulnerability can be exploited remotely without requiring privileges or user interaction (NVD).

Impact

The successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to denial of service conditions in the affected GoPistolet MTA component. The impact is primarily focused on the availability of the system, with no direct impact on confidentiality or integrity (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in a patch identified as b91aa4674d460993765884e8463c70e6d886bc90. Users should update to the patched version of GoPistolet to protect against this vulnerability. The fix was implemented through Pull Request #27, which added protection against DDoS attacks (GitHub PR).