CVE-2005-1266 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Apache SpamAssassin versions 3.0.1, 3.0.2, and 3.0.3. An attacker can exploit this by sending a specially crafted email with a long Content-Type header lacking boundaries, leading to high CPU consumption and system slowdown. Rated with a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no authentication required, resulting in a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:spamassassin:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:spamassassin:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:spamassassin:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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