Heap-based buffer overflow in bogofilter and bogolexer 0.96.2 allows remote attackers to…
Priority MEDIUM 40Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in bogofilter and bogolexer 0.96.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via words that are longer than the input buffer used by flex.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04637 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:bogofilter:email_filter:0.93.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.93.5 | Vulnerable | Bogofilter |
| cpe:2.3:o:bogofilter:email_filter:0.94.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.94.12 | Vulnerable | Bogofilter |
| cpe:2.3:o:bogofilter:email_filter:0.94.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.94.14 | Vulnerable | Bogofilter |
| cpe:2.3:o:bogofilter:email_filter:0.95.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.95.2 | Vulnerable | Bogofilter |
| cpe:2.3:o:bogofilter:email_filter:0.96.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.96.2 | Vulnerable | Bogofilter |
- cpe:2.3:o:bogofilter:email_filter:0.93.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.93.5 Vulnerable ·Bogofilter
- cpe:2.3:o:bogofilter:email_filter:0.94.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.94.12 Vulnerable ·Bogofilter
- cpe:2.3:o:bogofilter:email_filter:0.94.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.94.14 Vulnerable ·Bogofilter
- cpe:2.3:o:bogofilter:email_filter:0.95.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.95.2 Vulnerable ·Bogofilter
- cpe:2.3:o:bogofilter:email_filter:0.96.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.96.2 Vulnerable ·Bogofilter
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-4592
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h4rr-q2q4-72r9
References
Advisory 1
Other 1
More Bogofilter Email Filter vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-04322 Heap-based buffer overflow in bogofilter 0.96.2, 0.95.2, 0.94.14, 0.94.12, and other… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-00913 The quoted-printable decoder in bogofilter 0.17.4 to 0.92.7 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2005-4592 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-4592 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h4rr-q2q4-72r9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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