SMTP: SpamAssassin Malformed Message Denial of Service
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability in the SMTP Header. A successful attack can lead to a buffer overflow and arbitrary remote code execution within the context of the targeted application.
Extended Description
SpamAssassin 2.5x, and 2.6x before 2.64, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via certain malformed messages.
Affected Products
Spamassassin spamassassin
References
CVE: CVE-2004-0796
Short Name
SMTP:MALFORMED-MSG-DOS
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
None
Category
SMTP
Keywords
CVE-2004-0796 Denial Malformed Message Service SpamAssassin of
Release Date
10/04/2016
Supported Platforms
mx-19.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-19.4
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.4
srxevo-25.4
vsrx-26.2
srx-26.2
srx-branch-26.2
vsrx3bsd-26.2
mx-12.3
srx-12.3
srx-branch-12.3
vsrx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3336
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Spamassassin
CVSS Score
5.0