CVE-2003-1557 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Off-by-one buffer overflow in spamc of SpamAssassin 2.40 thr)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-2003-1557 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.6 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | CWE-119 |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2003-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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