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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2003-1557

CVE-2003-1557

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.

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Affected products

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  • Spamassassin/Spamassassin5 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:2.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:2.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:2.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:2.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:2.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 2.40 - 2.43

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