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    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.

    Published:Dec 31, 2003
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Apr 4, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.10935
    CVSS Score:7.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Spamassassin
    Product
    Spamassassin

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High