DEBIAN-CVE-2003-1557

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-1557
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-1557.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-1557
Upstream
Published
2003-12-31T05:00:00Z
Modified
2026-04-28T20:04:03.575296Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / spamassassin

Package

Name
spamassassin
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/spamassassin?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.7-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-1557.json"

Debian:12 / spamassassin

Package

Name
spamassassin
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/spamassassin?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.7-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-1557.json"

Debian:13 / spamassassin

Package

Name
spamassassin
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/spamassassin?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.7-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-1557.json"

Debian:14 / spamassassin

Package

Name
spamassassin
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/spamassassin?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.7-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-1557.json"