CVE catalog

CVE-2003-1557

spamassassin: CVE-2003-1557

Severity: Medium
Published: Dec 31, 2003, 5:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 4.56% · Oct 25, 2026

Off-by-one buffer overflow in spamc of SpamAssassin 2.40 through 2.43, when using BSMTP mode ("-B"), allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via email containing headers with leading "." characters.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	spamassassin	sid	`4.0.3~rc1-1`	fixed
Debian	spamassassin	forky	`4.0.2+svn1939112-1`	fixed
Debian	spamassassin	trixie	`4.0.1-5`	fixed
Debian	spamassassin	bookworm	`4.0.1-1~deb12u1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	spamassassin	source	sid	`3.1.7-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	spamassassin	source	forky	`3.1.7-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	spamassassin	source	trixie	`3.1.7-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	spamassassin	source	bookworm	`3.1.7-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[sa-compile]Fixed
Source package: [spamassassin]
Details (2)
- 4.0.1-1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.1.7-2
  dsa · spamassassin · debian · bookworm; dsa · spamassassin · debian · 12
- 4.0.1-1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.1.7-2
  dsa · spamassassin · debian · bookworm; dsa · spamassassin · debian · 12
[spamassassin]Fixed
Details (2)
- 4.0.1-1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.1.7-2
  dsa · spamassassin · debian · bookworm; dsa · spamassassin · debian · 12
- 4.0.1-1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.1.7-2
  dsa · spamassassin · debian · bookworm; dsa · spamassassin · debian · 12
[spamc]Fixed
Source package: [spamassassin]
Details (2)
- 4.0.1-1~deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.1.7-2
  dsa · spamassassin · debian · bookworm; dsa · spamassassin · debian · 12
- 4.0.1-1~deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.1.7-2
  dsa · spamassassin · debian · bookworm; dsa · spamassassin · debian · 12
[spamd]Fixed
Source package: [spamassassin]
Details (2)
- 4.0.1-1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.1.7-2
  dsa · spamassassin · debian · bookworm; dsa · spamassassin · debian · 12
- 4.0.1-1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.1.7-2
  dsa · spamassassin · debian · bookworm; dsa · spamassassin · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[sa-compile]Fixed
Source package: [spamassassin]
Details (2)
- 4.0.1-5 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.1.7-2
  dsa · spamassassin · debian · 13
- 4.0.1-5 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.1.7-2
  dsa · spamassassin · debian · 13
[spamassassin]Fixed
Details (2)
- 4.0.1-5 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.1.7-2
  dsa · spamassassin · debian · 13
- 4.0.1-5 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.1.7-2
  dsa · spamassassin · debian · 13
[spamc]Fixed
Source package: [spamassassin]
Details (2)
- 4.0.1-5 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.1.7-2
  dsa · spamassassin · debian · 13
- 4.0.1-5 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.1.7-2
  dsa · spamassassin · debian · 13
[spamd]Fixed
Source package: [spamassassin]
Details (2)
- 4.0.1-5 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.1.7-2
  dsa · spamassassin · debian · 13
- 4.0.1-5 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.1.7-2
  dsa · spamassassin · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:02:18 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]