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
Published Jan 9, 2006
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.51%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.93.5
- 0.94.12
- 0.94.14
- 0.95.2
- 0.96.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.51% (0.05512) | 92.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.38% (0.05385) | 91.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.47% (0.05470) | 89.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.87% (0.03873) | 80.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.90% (0.05896) | 89.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 6.49% (0.06486) | 93.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 16, 2024 | 7.83% (0.07831) | 94.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 10.61% (0.10611) | 94.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 92.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 92.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 81.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://bogofilter.sourceforge.net/security/bogofilter-SA-2005-01 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18352 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18427 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18717 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16171 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0100 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24118 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/240-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bogofilter.sourceforge.net/security/bogofilter-SA-2005-01 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0001.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18352 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18427 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18717 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16171 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0100 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24118 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/240-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
Change history (0)
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