CVE-2005-4591

N/A Unknown
Published: December 31, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bogofilter.sourceforge.net/security/bogofilter-SA-2005-01
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/18352
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18427
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/18717
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16171
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0100
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24118
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/240-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bogofilter.sourceforge.net/security/bogofilter-SA-2005-01
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/18352
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18427
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/18717
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16171
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0100
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24118
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/240-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.9%
90th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

bogofilter