Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2005-4592 (CCN-24119)

Assigned:2005-12-31
Published:2005-12-31
Updated:2017-07-20
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.5 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
7.5 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.5 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: Bogfilter Security Advisory bogofilter-SA-2005-02
bogofilter/bogolexer heap buffer overrun with words > 16 kBytes (version 0.96.2)

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://bogofilter.sourceforge.net/security/bogofilter-SA-2005-02

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2005-4592

Source: SUSE
Type: UNKNOWN
SUSE-SR:2006:003

Source: CCN
Type: SA18352
Bogofilter Two Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
18352

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
18717

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 22279
Bogofilter bogofilter/bogolexer Word Processing Overflow DoS

Source: BID
Type: Patch
16171

Source: CCN
Type: BID-16171
Bogofilter Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2006-0100

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
bogofilter-long-word-bo(24119)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
bogofilter-long-word-bo(24119)

Source: CCN
Type: SourceForge.net
bogofilter -- Fast Bayesian Spam Filter

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SR:2006:003
SUSE Security Summary Report

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:bogofilter:email_filter:0.93.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:bogofilter:email_filter:0.94.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:bogofilter:email_filter:0.94.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:bogofilter:email_filter:0.95.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:bogofilter:email_filter:0.96.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20054592
    V
    CVE-2005-4592
    2015-11-16
    BACK
    bogofilter email filter 0.93.5
    bogofilter email filter 0.94.12
    bogofilter email filter 0.94.14
    bogofilter email filter 0.95.2
    bogofilter email filter 0.96.2