# CVE-2012-5468: Heap-based buffer overflow in iconvert.c in the bogolexer component in Bogofilter before 1.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-12-18 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in iconvert.c in the bogolexer component in Bogofilter before 1.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an email containing a base64 string that is decoded to incomplete multibyte characters.

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## References

- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:064
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/03/13
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51521
- http://bogofilter.sourceforge.net/security/bogofilter-SA-2012-01
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56804
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2585
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883358
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51334
- http://bogofilter.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/bogofilter?view=revision&revision=6973
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80524
- http://bogofilter.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/bogofilter?view=revision&revision=6975

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