CVE-2003-1557

Off-by-one buffer overflow in spamc of SpamAssassin 2.40 through 2.43, when using BSMTP mode ("-B"), allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via email containing headers with leading "." characters.

CVSS v2.0 7.6 HIGH

7.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 4.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity HIGH

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104342896818777&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6679	Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/7983	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11154
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/310212/30/26030/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/309912/30/26090/threaded

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:2.42:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:2.43:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:2.40:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:2.41:::::::*

Information

Published : 2003-12-30 21:00

Updated : 2018-10-19 08:29

NVD link : CVE-2003-1557

Mitre link : CVE-2003-1557

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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Products Affected

spamassassin

spamassassin

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