SpamAssassin up to 2.63 Message denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in SpamAssassin up to 2.63. This impacts an unknown function of the component Message Handler. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2004-0796. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SpamAssassin up to 2.63 (Anti-Spam Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

SpamAssassin 2.5x, and 2.6x before 2.64, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via certain malformed messages.

The bug was discovered 08/05/2004. The weakness was presented 10/20/2004 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-0796 since 08/20/2004. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 13 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14333 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : spamassassin (MDKSA-2004:084)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 2.64 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 31368.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16938), Tenable (14333), SecurityFocus (BID 10957†), OSVDB (8343†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-8380†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 14333
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : spamassassin (MDKSA-2004:084)
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OpenVAS ID: 52404
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: p5-Mail-SpamAssassin
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: SpamAssassin 2.64
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Timelineinfo

08/05/2004 🔍
08/05/2004 +0 days 🔍
08/16/2004 +11 days 🔍
08/18/2004 +2 days 🔍
08/20/2004 +2 days 🔍
08/22/2004 +2 days 🔍
10/20/2004 +59 days 🔍
10/20/2004 +0 days 🔍
06/16/2005 +239 days 🔍
04/14/2015 +3589 days 🔍
06/02/2019 +1510 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-0796 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0796
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22328

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X-Force: 16938
SecurityFocus: 10957 - SpamAssassin Malformed Email Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 8343 - CVE-2004-0796 - SpamAssassin - Denial of Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 8380 - DoS in SpamAssassin <= 2.63 via Malformed Messages, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2015 13:21
Updated: 06/02/2019 16:19
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:21 (76), 06/02/2019 16:19 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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