CVE-2005-4591

NameCVE-2005-4591
DescriptionHeap-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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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
bogofilter (PTS)sid, trixie, bookworm, bullseye1.2.5-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
bogofiltersourcesarge(not affected)
bogofiltersource(unstable)0.96.3

Notes

[sarge] - bogofilter <not-affected> (Sarge version doesn't include Unicode)

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