# CVE-2005-1266: Apache SpamAssassin 3.0.1, 3.0.2, and 3.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and slowdown) via a messag

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-06-22 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Apache SpamAssassin 3.0.1, 3.0.2, and 3.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and slowdown) via a message with a long Content-Type header without any boundaries.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/cc4ce06b-e01c-11d9-a8bd-000cf18bbe54.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13978
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94722
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-736
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/spamassassin-announce/200506.mbox/%3c17072.35054.586017.822288%40proton.pathname.com%3e
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200506-17.xml
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10901
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-498.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:106

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