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
Product
Action
Vendor
Spamassassin
Product
Spamassassin
Spamassassin
Spamassassin
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
References
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
