Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in iconvert.c in the bogolexer component in Bogofilter before 1.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an email containing a base64 string that is decoded to incomplete multibyte characters.
Published: 2012-12-18
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 6.1% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2585-1 bogofilter security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-5387 Heap-based buffer overflow in iconvert.c in the bogolexer component in Bogofilter before 1.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an email containing a base64 string that is decoded to incomplete multibyte characters.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1667-1 bogofilter vulnerability
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Bogofilter Project Bogofilter
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:05:47.264Z

Reserved: 2012-10-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-5468

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-12-18T01:55:03.303

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-5468

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