CVE-2010-1194
The 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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.35%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The 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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.35% probability · 71th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-310
- Affected
- stafford.uklinux/libesmtp
- Source
- security@ubuntu.com
EPSS 1.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=311191Patch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00001.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/03/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/09/3
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1107
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=311191Patch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00001.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/03/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/09/3
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1107
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.