CVE-2012-5468
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.26%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 6.26% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- bogofilter project/bogofilter
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bogofilter.sourceforge.net/security/bogofilter-SA-2012-01Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://bogofilter.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/bogofilter?view=revision&revision=6973Patch
- http://bogofilter.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/bogofilter?view=revision&revision=6975Exploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51334Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51521Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2585
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:064
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/03/13
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56804
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883358
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80524
- http://bogofilter.sourceforge.net/security/bogofilter-SA-2012-01Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://bogofilter.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/bogofilter?view=revision&revision=6973Patch
- http://bogofilter.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/bogofilter?view=revision&revision=6975Exploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51334Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51521Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2585
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:064
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/03/13
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56804
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883358
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80524
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.