Vulnerability CVE-2003-1557
Published: 2003-12-31   Modified: 2012-02-12

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.

Type:

CWE-119

 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.6/10
10/10
4.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
High
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Spamassassin -> Spamassassin 

 References:
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104342896818777&w=2
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/6679
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11154
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