CVE-2003-1557
Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.6)—
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Puntuación base: 7.6
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 4.56%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 91
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-119
Referencias
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104342896818777&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7983
- 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
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104342896818777&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7983
- 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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