CVE-2005-4592

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    CVE-2005-4592

    Published: 31 Dec 2005Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Heap-based buffer overflow in bogofilter and bogolexer 0.96.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via words that are longer than the input buffer used by flex.

    References: http://bogofilter.sourceforge.net/security/bogofilter-SA-2005-02, http://secunia.com/advisories/18352, http://secunia.com/advisories/18717, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0100, http://bogofilter.sourceforge.net/security/bogofilter-SA-2005-02, http://secunia.com/advisories/18352, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16171, http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0001.html, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24119

    Affected packages

    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