# CVE-2012-0802: Multiple buffer overflows in Spamdyke before 4.3.0 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to "serious er

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-06-19 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Spamdyke before 4.3.0 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to "serious errors in the usage of snprintf()/vsnprintf()" in which the return values may be larger than the size of the buffer.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/47548
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/23/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51440
- http://www.osvdb.org/78351
- http://www.mail-archive.com/spamdyke-release%40spamdyke.org/msg00014.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48257
- http://www.spamdyke.org/documentation/Changelog.txt
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-01.xml

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