CVE catalog
CVE-2005-1266
spamassassin: CVE-2005-1266
- Severity
- High
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 8.35% · Oct 25, 2026
Apache SpamAssassin 3.0.1, 3.0.2, and 3.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and slowdown) via a message with a long Content-Type header without any boundaries.
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 | 3.0.4-1 | medium | Not reported | [314447] |
| Debian | spamassassin | source | forky | 3.0.4-1 | medium | Not reported | [314447] |
| Debian | spamassassin | source | trixie | 3.0.4-1 | medium | Not reported | [314447] |
| Debian | spamassassin | source | bookworm | 3.0.4-1 | medium | Not reported | [314447] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [sa-compile]Fixed
Source package: [spamassassin]
Details (2)
4.0.1-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.0.4-1dsa · spamassassin · debian · bookworm; dsa · spamassassin · debian · 12
4.0.1-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.0.4-1dsa · spamassassin · debian · bookworm; dsa · spamassassin · debian · 12
- [spamassassin]Fixed
Details (2)
4.0.1-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.0.4-1dsa · spamassassin · debian · bookworm; dsa · spamassassin · debian · 12
4.0.1-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.0.4-1dsa · spamassassin · debian · bookworm; dsa · spamassassin · debian · 12
- [spamc]Fixed
Source package: [spamassassin]
Details (2)
4.0.1-1~deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.0.4-1dsa · spamassassin · debian · bookworm; dsa · spamassassin · debian · 12
4.0.1-1~deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.0.4-1dsa · spamassassin · debian · bookworm; dsa · spamassassin · debian · 12
- [spamd]Fixed
Source package: [spamassassin]
Details (2)
4.0.1-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.0.4-1dsa · spamassassin · debian · bookworm; dsa · spamassassin · debian · 12
4.0.1-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.0.4-1dsa · spamassassin · debian · bookworm; dsa · spamassassin · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [sa-compile]Fixed
Source package: [spamassassin]
Details (2)
4.0.1-5· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.0.4-1dsa · spamassassin · debian · 13
4.0.1-5· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.0.4-1dsa · spamassassin · debian · 13
- [spamassassin]Fixed
Details (2)
4.0.1-5· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.0.4-1dsa · spamassassin · debian · 13
4.0.1-5· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.0.4-1dsa · spamassassin · debian · 13
- [spamc]Fixed
Source package: [spamassassin]
Details (2)
4.0.1-5· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.0.4-1dsa · spamassassin · debian · 13
4.0.1-5· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.0.4-1dsa · spamassassin · debian · 13
- [spamd]Fixed
Source package: [spamassassin]
Details (2)
4.0.1-5· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.0.4-1dsa · spamassassin · debian · 13
4.0.1-5· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.0.4-1dsa · spamassassin · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:498]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1266]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-736-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-736-2]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-1266]
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