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CVE-2003-1557

HIGH CVSS: 7.6 Published: 2003-12-31 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Spamassassin Spamassassin

Weakness Type

CWE-119

References