CVE-2010-1194

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-1194
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercanonical
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-03-31 18:00:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe match_component function in smtp-tls.c in libESMTP 1.0.3.r1, and possibly other versions including 1.0.4, treats two strings as equal if one is a substring of the other, which allows remote attackers to spoof trusted certificates via a crafted subjectAltName.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-310 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Stafford.uklinux Libesmtp 0.1 - All All
Application Stafford.uklinux Libesmtp 0.1 a All All
Application Stafford.uklinux Libesmtp 0.2 All All All
Application Stafford.uklinux Libesmtp 0.3 All All All
Application Stafford.uklinux Libesmtp 0.4 All All All
Application Stafford.uklinux Libesmtp 0.5 All All All
Application Stafford.uklinux Libesmtp 0.6 All All All
Application Stafford.uklinux Libesmtp 0.6 a All All
Application Stafford.uklinux Libesmtp 0.6.1 All All All
Application Stafford.uklinux Libesmtp 0.7.0 All All All
Application Stafford.uklinux Libesmtp 0.7.1 All All All
Application Stafford.uklinux Libesmtp 0.8.0 All All All
Application Stafford.uklinux Libesmtp 0.8.1 All All All
Application Stafford.uklinux Libesmtp 0.8.10 All All All
Application Stafford.uklinux Libesmtp 0.8.10 p1 All All
Application Stafford.uklinux Libesmtp 0.8.11 All All All
Application Stafford.uklinux Libesmtp 0.8.12 All All All
Application Stafford.uklinux Libesmtp 0.8.2 All All All
Application Stafford.uklinux Libesmtp 0.8.3 All All All
Application Stafford.uklinux Libesmtp 0.8.4 All All All
Application Stafford.uklinux Libesmtp 0.8.5 All All All
Application Stafford.uklinux Libesmtp 0.8.6 All All All
Application Stafford.uklinux Libesmtp 0.8.7 All All All
Application Stafford.uklinux Libesmtp 0.8.8 All All All
Application Stafford.uklinux Libesmtp 0.8.9 All All All
Application Stafford.uklinux Libesmtp 1.0 All All All
Application Stafford.uklinux Libesmtp 1.0 rc1 All All
Application Stafford.uklinux Libesmtp 1.0.1 All All All
Application Stafford.uklinux Libesmtp 1.0.2 All All All
Application Stafford.uklinux Libesmtp 1.0.3 All All All
Application Stafford.uklinux Libesmtp 1.0.3 r1 All All
Application Stafford.uklinux Libesmtp 1.0.4 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - CVE Request: libesmtp does not check NULL bytes in commonName af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2010:011 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
#311191 - libesmtp5: Flaw in TLS certificate hostname matching code - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org Patch
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: libesmtp does not check NULL bytes in commonName af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
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