1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
| Advisory Reference | GLSA 200408-06 / SpamAssassin |
| Release Date | August 09, 2004 |
| Latest Revision | May 22, 2006: 02 |
| Impact | normal |
| Exploitable | remote |
| Package | Vulnerable versions | Unaffected versions | Architecture(s) |
| mail-filter/spamassassin | <= 2.63-r1 | >= 2.64 | All supported architectures |
Related bugreports: #59483
SpamAssassin is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack when handling certain malformed messages.
SpamAssassin is an extensible email filter which is used to identify spam.
SpamAssassin contains an unspecified Denial of Service vulnerability.
By sending a specially crafted message an attacker could cause a Denial of Service attack against the SpamAssassin service.
There is no known workaround at this time. All users are encouraged to upgrade to the latest available version of SpamAssassin.
All SpamAssassin users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code Listing 3.1: Resolution |
# emerge sync # emerge -pv ">=mail-filter/spamassassin-2.64" # emerge ">=mail-filter/spamassassin-2.64" |