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CVE-2005-4592
Heap-based buffer overflow in bogofilter and bogolexer 0.96.2 allows remote...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24119
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0001.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0100
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18717
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16171
- http://bogofilter.sourceforge.net/security/bogofilter-SA-2005-02
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18352
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Vulnerable Versions:
0.93.5, 0.94.12, 0.94.14, 0.95.2, 0.96.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 9th, 2006
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.