Vulnerability Details : 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.
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-1557
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 7.38%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 93 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2003-1557
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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7.6
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
4.9
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10.0
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2003-1557
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
Vendor statements for CVE-2003-1557
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Red Hat 2008-04-04Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of SpamAssassin as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5.
- cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:2.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:2.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:2.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:2.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*