Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | bogofilter vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-1667-1 | First vendor Publication | 2012-12-17 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2012-12-17 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 7.5 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Summary: bogofilter could be made to crash or run programs if it processed a specially crafted email. Software Description: - bogofilter: a fast Bayesian spam filter Details: Julius Plenz discovered that bogofilter incorrectly handled certain invalid base64 code. By sending a specially crafted email, a remote attacker could exploit this and cause bogofilter to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: Package Information: |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1667-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-119 | Failure to Constrain Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18000 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18000 | ||
| Title: | USN-1667-1 -- bogofilter vulnerability | ||
| Description: | bogofilter could be made to crash or run programs if it processed a specially crafted email. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-1667-1 CVE-2012-5468 | Version: | 7 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 10.04 | Product(s): | bogofilter |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18437 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18437 | ||
| Title: | DSA-2585-1 bogofilter - heap-based buffer overflow | ||
| Description: | A heap-based buffer overflow was discovered in bogofilter, a software package for classifying mail messages as spam or non-spam. Crafted mail messages with invalid base64 data could lead to heap corruption and, potentially, arbitrary code execution. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | DSA-2585-1 CVE-2012-5468 | Version: | 7 |
| Platform(s): | Debian GNU/Linux 6.0 Debian GNU/kFreeBSD 6.0 | Product(s): | bogofilter |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2013-09-18 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 2585-1 (bogofilter - buffer overflow) File : nvt/deb_2585_1.nasl |
| 2012-12-18 | Name : Ubuntu Update for bogofilter USN-1667-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_1667_1.nasl |
| 2012-12-14 | Name : Fedora Update for bogofilter FEDORA-2012-19705 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2012_19705_bogofilter_fc17.nasl |
| 2012-12-14 | Name : Fedora Update for bogofilter FEDORA-2012-19740 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2012_19740_bogofilter_fc16.nasl |
| 2012-12-04 | Name : FreeBSD Ports: bogofilter File : nvt/freebsd_bogofilter3.nasl |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2013-04-20 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2013-064.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-01-25 | Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_bogofilter-121205.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-01-14 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2012-19664.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-12-18 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-1667-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-12-17 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-2585.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-12-13 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2012-19705.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-12-13 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2012-19740.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-12-04 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates. File : freebsd_pkg_f524d8e03d8311e2807a080027ef73ec.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2014-02-17 12:01:13 |
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| 2012-12-19 00:20:08 |
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| 2012-12-18 21:21:52 |
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| 2012-12-18 13:20:06 |
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| 2012-12-17 17:23:13 |
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