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Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-4592 · published 31 December 2005

CVE-2005-4592: Bogofilter email filter vulnerability

BBogofilter · Email Filter

Heap-based buffer overflow in bogofilter and bogolexer 0.96.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via words that are longer than the input buffer used by flex.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 4.6% · top 8.6%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
4.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in bogofilter and bogolexer 0.96.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via words that are longer than the input buffer used by flex.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://bogofilter.sourceforge.net/security/bogofilter-SA-2005-02 PatchVendor Advisory
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/18352 PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18717
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16171 Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0100
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24119
http://bogofilter.sourceforge.net/security/bogofilter-SA-2005-02 PatchVendor Advisory
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/18352 PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18717
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16171 Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0100
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24119

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-4592), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.