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TI-2004-00734 Aliases CVE-2004-0796GHSA-w68p-pmm5-233j

SpamAssassin 2.5x, and 2.6x before 2.64, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…

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Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01943 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 9

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:2.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.40VulnerableSpamassassin
cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:2.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.41VulnerableSpamassassin
cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:2.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.42VulnerableSpamassassin
cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:2.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.43VulnerableSpamassassin
cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:2.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.44VulnerableSpamassassin
cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:2.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.50VulnerableSpamassassin
cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:2.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.55VulnerableSpamassassin
cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:2.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.60VulnerableSpamassassin
cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:2.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.63VulnerableSpamassassin
  • cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:2.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.40 Vulnerable ·Spamassassin
  • cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:2.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.41 Vulnerable ·Spamassassin
  • cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:2.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.42 Vulnerable ·Spamassassin
  • cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:2.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.43 Vulnerable ·Spamassassin
  • cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:2.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.44 Vulnerable ·Spamassassin
  • cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:2.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.50 Vulnerable ·Spamassassin
  • cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:2.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.55 Vulnerable ·Spamassassin
  • cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:2.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.60 Vulnerable ·Spamassassin
  • cpe:2.3:a:spamassassin:spamassassin:2.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.63 Vulnerable ·Spamassassin

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2004:451 Released 2004-09-30 · Red Hat rating Important
    spamassassin security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 spamassassin-2.55-3.2, spamassassin-2.55-3.2.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 spamassassin-2.55-3.2, spamassassin-2.55-3.2.i386, spamassassin-2.55-3.2.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 spamassassin-2.55-3.2, spamassassin-2.55-3.2.i386, spamassassin-2.55-3.2.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 spamassassin-2.55-3.2, spamassassin-2.55-3.2.i386, spamassassin-2.55-3.2.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:451
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:451
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:451
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:451

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0796
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w68p-pmm5-233j

References

Advisory 3

Other 3

  • TI-2003-01457 Off-by-one buffer overflow in spamc of SpamAssassin 2.40 through 2.43, when using BSMTP… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.6
  • TI-2007-02780 SpamAssassin 3.1.x, 3.2.0, and 3.2.1 before 20070611, when running as root in unusual… CVSS 2.0LOW 1.9

Sources

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