CVE-2004-0796 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 24 Aug 2004 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in SpamAssassin by sending malformed messages, affecting email filtering services.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2004-0796?

CVE-2004-0796 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Aug 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0796?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (8)

`spamassassin` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	All versions	`0:2.55-3.2`
`spamassassin-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	All versions	`0:2.55-3.2`
`spamassassin` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	All versions	`0:2.55-3.2`
`spamassassin-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	All versions	`0:2.55-3.2`
`spamassassin` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	All versions	`0:2.55-3.2`
`spamassassin-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	All versions	`0:2.55-3.2`
`spamassassin` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	All versions	`0:2.55-3.2`
`spamassassin-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	All versions	`0:2.55-3.2`

Products include Spamassassin Spamassassin.

How do I fix CVE-2004-0796?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2004-0796 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0796 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0796, GHSA-w68p-pmm5-233j, RHSA-2004:451.