CVE-2005-4591

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in bogofilter 0.96.2, 0.95.2, 0.94.14, 0.94.12, and other versions from 0.93.5 to 0.96.2, when using Unicode databases, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via "invalid input sequences" that lead to heap corruption when bogofilter or bogolexer converts character sets.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 5.47% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory suse.com Vendor Advisory sourceforge.net Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://usn.ubuntu.com/240-1/	vendor advisory
http://bogofilter.sourceforge.net/security/bogofilter-SA-2005-01	patch vendor advisory
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0001.html	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0100	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24118	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/18717	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16171	vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/18352	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18427	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4591?: CVE-2005-4591 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-4591?: To fix CVE-2005-4591, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-4591 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-4591 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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