CVE-2005-4591 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.5 Published 9 Jan 2006 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via invalid input sequences in bogofilter when using Unicode databases.

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

What is CVE-2005-4591?

CVE-2005-4591 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Jan 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Heap-based buffer overflow in bogofilter 0.96.2, 0.95.2, 0.94.14, 0.94.12, and other versions from 0.93.5 to 0.96.2, when using Unicode databases, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via "invalid input sequences" that lead to heap corruption when bogofilter or bogolexer converts character sets.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4591?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Bogofilter Email Filter.

How do I fix CVE-2005-4591?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2005-4591 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4591 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2005-4591, GHSA-p38p-vq33-v625.