VulnerabilityModified
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.
HIGH 7.6EPSS 4.56%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.56%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.6 HIGHAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 4.56% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- spamassassin/spamassassin
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104342896818777&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7983Vendor Advisory
- 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/6679Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11154
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104342896818777&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7983Vendor Advisory
- 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/6679Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11154
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.