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Gentoo: GLSA-200408-06 Advisory: SpamAssassin DoS Vulnerability

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Calendar Grey August 9, 2004
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Security vulnerability in SpamAssassin on Gentoo has been identified; users should review details and apply solutions. Prompt upgrade advised for protection.
SpamAssassin is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack when handling certain malformed messages.

Summary

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200408-06
                                            https://security.gentoo.org/

  Severity: Normal
     Title: SpamAssassin: Denial of Service vulnerability
      Date: August 09, 2004
      Bugs: #59483
        ID: 200408-06


Synopsis
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SpamAssassin is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack when handling
certain malformed messages.

Background
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SpamAssassin is an extensible email filter which is used to identify
spam.

Affected packages
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     Package                   /   Vulnerable   /           Unaffected
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  1  mail-filter/spamassassin      <= 2.63-r1                  >= 2.64

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SpamAssassin contains an unspecified Denial of Service vulnerability.

Impact
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By sending a specially craf...
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