The smtp_filter function in spamdyke before 3.1.8 does not filter RCPT commands after…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
The smtp_filter function in spamdyke before 3.1.8 does not filter RCPT commands after encountering the first DATA command, which allows remote attackers to use the server as an open mail relay by sending RCPT commands with invalid recipients, followed by a DATA command, followed by arbitrary RCPT commands and a second DATA command.
Why it matters now
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 · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.0 | Vulnerable | spamdyke |
| cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.1 | Vulnerable | spamdyke |
| cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.0 | Vulnerable | spamdyke |
| cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.1 | Vulnerable | spamdyke |
| cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.2 | Vulnerable | spamdyke |
| cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.3 | Vulnerable | spamdyke |
| cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.4 | Vulnerable | spamdyke |
| cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.5 | Vulnerable | spamdyke |
| cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:3.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.6 | Vulnerable | spamdyke |
| cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:3.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.7 | Vulnerable | spamdyke |
- cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·spamdyke
- cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·spamdyke
- cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 Vulnerable ·spamdyke
- cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·spamdyke
- cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.2 Vulnerable ·spamdyke
- cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.3 Vulnerable ·spamdyke
- cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.4 Vulnerable ·spamdyke
- cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.5 Vulnerable ·spamdyke
- cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:3.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.6 Vulnerable ·spamdyke
- cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:3.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.7 Vulnerable ·spamdyke
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2784
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-23c2-5fj7-4rv3
References
More Spamdyke vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-00739 Multiple buffer overflows in Spamdyke before 4.3.0 might allow remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2012-00069 spamdyke prior to 4.2.1: STARTTLS reveals plaintext CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2008-2784 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-2784 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-23c2-5fj7-4rv3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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