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CVE-2010-2494

5.0 · MEDIUM

Multiple buffer underflows in the base64 decoder in base64.c in (1) bogofilter and (2) bogolexer in bogofilter before 1.2.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corrupti…

Published Jul 8, 2010bogofilterCWE-119EPSS 3.44%

Overview

CVE-2010-2494 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting bogofilter bogofilter. It was published on July 8, 2010 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Multiple buffer underflows in the base64 decoder in base64.c in (1) bogofilter and (2) bogolexer in bogofilter before 1.2.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) via an e-mail message with invalid base64 data that begins with an = (equals) character.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from bogofilter. Update bogofilter to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
bogofilterbogofilter0Affected

References

Refbogofilter.sourceforge.net/security/bogofilter-SA-2010-01Refbogofilter.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/bogofilter/trunk/bogofilter/doc/bogofilter-SA-2010-01?revision=6909&pathrev=6909Refbogofilter.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/bogofilter/trunk/bogofilter/src/base64.c?view=patch&r1=6906&r2=6903Reflists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-August/046558.htmlReflists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-August/046590.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00015.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00016.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00021.htmlRefmarc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127814747231102&w=2

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-2494?

CVE-2010-2494 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting bogofilter bogofilter. It was published on July 8, 2010 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2010-2494?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2010-2494?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from bogofilter. Update bogofilter to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2010-2494?

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