CVE-2010-2494
"Base64 Buffer Underflows in Bogofilter"
Description
Multiple buffer underflows in the base64 decoder in base64.c in (1) bogofilter and (2) bogolexer in bogofilter before 1.2.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) via an e-mail message with invalid base64 data that begins with an = (equals) character.
INFO
Published Date :
July 8, 2010, 6:30 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2010-2494
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the bogofilter packages.
- Apply the appropriate patch.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2010-2494.
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2010-2494
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CVE-2010-2494 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://bogofilter.sourceforge.net/security/bogofilter-SA-2010-01 Added Reference http://bogofilter.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/bogofilter/trunk/bogofilter/doc/bogofilter-SA-2010-01?revision=6909&pathrev=6909 Added Reference http://bogofilter.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/bogofilter/trunk/bogofilter/src/base64.c?view=patch&r1=6906&r2=6903 Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-August/046558.html Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-August/046590.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00015.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00016.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00021.html Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127814747231102&w=2 Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127831760712436&w=2 Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127840569013531&w=2 Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127844323105405&w=2 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/40427 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/41239 Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/66002 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41339 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-980-1 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2233 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=611551 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 09, 2010
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
4.64 }} -0.63%
score
0.88277
percentile