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CVE-2003-1557 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104342896818777&w=2 CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/7983 CVEVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11154 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/309912/30/26090/threaded CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/310212/30/26030/threaded CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
spamassassin spamassassin
2.40
2.41
2.42
2.43

CPE

  • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2003-1557
NVD Published Date:
Dec 31, 2003
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]