First published: Thu Nov 04 2004(Updated: )
The quoted-printable decoder in bogofilter 0.17.4 to 0.92.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via mail headers that cause a line feed (LF) to be replaced by a null byte that is written to an incorrect memory address.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Bogofilter | =0.9.0.3 | |
Bogofilter | =0.9.0.4 | |
Bogofilter | =0.9.0.5 | |
Bogofilter | =0.92 | |
Bogofilter | =0.92.4 | |
Bogofilter | =0.92.6 | |
Bogofilter | =0.92.7 | |
Ubuntu | =4.1 | |
Ubuntu | =4.1 |
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CVE-2004-1007 is considered a denial of service vulnerability that can lead to application crashes.
To fix CVE-2004-1007, you should upgrade to a version of Bogofilter that is not affected, specifically a version greater than 0.92.7.
CVE-2004-1007 affects multiple versions of Bogofilter including 0.17.4 to 0.92.7 and certain versions of Ubuntu Linux.
CVE-2004-1007 allows remote attackers to exploit email headers leading to potential application crashes.
Yes, CVE-2004-1007 can be exploited remotely through specially crafted mail headers.