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CVE-2003-1557

HIGH · CVSS 7.6 EPSS 4.56%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2003-12-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.6. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2003-1557
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.6
EPSS
4.56%

Original NVD Description

Off-by-one buffer overflow in spamc of SpamAssassin 2.40 through 2.43, when using BSMTP mode ("-B"), allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via email containing headers with leading "." characters.