Signature Detail
Short Name |
SMTP:OVERFLOW:TEXT-LINE-OF |
|---|---|
Severity |
High |
Recommended |
No |
Category |
SMTP |
Keywords |
SMTP OVERFLOW TEXT LINE |
Release Date |
2003/08/27 |
Update Number |
1213 |
Supported Platforms |
di-5.3+, idp-4.0+, isg-3.0+, j-series-9.5+, mx-9.4+, srx-9.2+, srx-branch-9.4+, vsrx-12.1+ |
SMTP: Text Line Overflow
This protocol anomaly triggers when it detects a text line (in the data section) in an SMTP connection that is too long. This can indicate a buffer overflow attempt.
Extended Description
SpamAssassin is reported prone to a remote denial of service vulnerability. Full details regarding this vulnerability are not known. A remote attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability to deny service to a target SpamAssassin service. SpamAssassin versions prior to 2.64 are reported vulnerable to this issue. This BID will be updated as further details regarding this vulnerability are announced.
Affected Products
- Red Hat Fedora Core1
- SpamAssassin 2.40.0
- SpamAssassin 2.41.0 0
- SpamAssassin 2.42.0 0
- SpamAssassin 2.43.0 0
- SpamAssassin 2.44.0
- SpamAssassin 2.50.0 0
- SpamAssassin 2.55.0
- SpamAssassin 2.60.0
- SpamAssassin 2.63.0
References
- BugTraq: 10957
- CVE: CVE-2004-0796
- CVE: CVE-2007-5094
- URL: http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2821.html