Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2015-10085 is a low-severity denial-of-service issue in GoPistolet's MTA component. The known impact is limited availability degradation, not data theft or code execution. Version details are unavailable because the project uses rolling releases, so exposure depends on whether deployed code includes the referenced patch.
Executive priority
Treat as routine remediation unless GoPistolet MTA supports a business-critical service. The issue is low severity and availability-only, but unclear versioning means teams should verify exposure rather than defer blindly.
Technical view
The source describes a CWE-404 resource-management weakness in unknown GoPistolet MTA code. CVSS 3.1 is 3.5 with adjacent-network access, low privileges, no user interaction, and low availability impact. The identified fix is commit b91aa4674d460993765884e8463c70e6d886bc90.
Likely exposure
Likely limited to organizations running GoPistolet with the MTA component enabled. The source bundle provides no affected version range, package metadata, or CPEs, so asset owners must verify deployed code state directly.
Exploitation context
The provided CVSS vector indicates adjacent access and low privileges are required. The bundle does not include public exploit evidence, and KEV status is false, so active exploitation is not supported by the supplied sources.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: unknown affected code, no version range, no CPEs, and no exploitation claim. The strongest anchors are the CVSS vector, CWE-404 classification, VulDB record, GitHub pull request, and patch commit.
Mitigation direction
- Apply the referenced upstream patch commit or update to code containing it.
- Inventory any GoPistolet deployments and identify MTA component usage.
- Restrict MTA component access to trusted users and adjacent networks where feasible.
- Monitor the project repository and VulDB entry for updated vendor guidance.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether GoPistolet is deployed in production or operational environments.
- Verify the deployed source includes commit b91aa4674d460993765884e8463c70e6d886bc90.
- Document the exact deployed revision because version ranges are unavailable.
- Review availability monitoring for unexplained MTA interruptions.
- Run controlled regression tests after updating to confirm normal MTA operation.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Low
- CVSS
- 3.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L2.11.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
3.5LowVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://vuldb.com/?id.221506CVE reference · vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.221506CVE reference · signature, permissions-required
- https://github.com/gopistolet/gopistolet/pull/27CVE reference · issue-tracking
- https://github.com/gopistolet/gopistolet/commit/b91aa4674d460993765884e8463c70e6d886bc90CVE reference · patch
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
Improper Resource Shutdown or Release represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.