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title: "CVE-2015-10088\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2015-10088

Publication date 5 March 2023

Last updated 26 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**5.0 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-10088?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in ayttm up to
0.5.0.89. This affects the function http\_connect in the library
libproxy/proxy.c. The manipulation leads to format string. It is possible
to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather
high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The patch is named
40e04680018614a7d2b68566b261b061a0597046. It is recommended to apply a
patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is
VDB-222267.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-10088?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ayttm | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release |
| 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release |
| 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
| 23.10 mantic | Not in release |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not in release |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Vulnerable |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support, was needed |

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* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [eslerm](https://launchpad.net/~eslerm)

CVE possibly assigned based on eight year old commit message

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

5.0 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | High |
  | Privileges required | Low |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | Low |
  | Integrity impact | Low |
  | Availability impact | Low |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 5.0 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-10088)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-10088)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-10088)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-10088)

### Other references

* <https://sourceforge.net/p/ayttm/mailman/message/34397158/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-10088>