CVE-2003-1557 (GCVE-0-2003-1557)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-04-04 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 02:35
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
6 references
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|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/309912/30/… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6679 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104342896818777&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/310212/30/… | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/7983 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
Date Public
2003-01-23 00:00
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