CVE-2003-1557 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2008-04-04

Score: 7.6 High

EPSS: 4.6% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04564.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

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

History

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Subscriptions

Spamassassin Spamassassin

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-04-04T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:35:17.606Z

Reserved: 2008-04-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-1557

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:04:39.163

Link: CVE-2003-1557

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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