CVE-2005-3351

SpamAssassin 3.0.4 allows attackers to bypass spam detection via an e-mail with a large number of...

5.0 MediumFix available

SpamAssassin 3.0.4 allows attackers to bypass spam detection via an e-mail with a large number of recipients ("To" addresses), which triggers a bus error in Perl.

Exploit likelihood

7.26%Up 2.0 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

SpamAssassin 3.0.4 allows attackers to bypass spam detection via an e-mail with a large number of recipients ("To" addresses), which triggers a bus error in Perl.

Record: CVE-2005-3351
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

SpamAssassin 3.0.4 allows attackers to bypass spam detection via an e-mail with a large number of recipients ("To" addresses), which triggers a bus error in Perl.

Record: CVE-2005-3351
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2005-3350 No score

SpamAssassin 3.0.4 allows attackers to bypass spam detection via an e-mail with a large number of recipients ("To" addresses), which triggers a bus error in Perl.

Record: EUVD-2005-3350
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m2fg-q836-9pmq No score

SpamAssassin 3.0.4 allows attackers to bypass spam detection via an e-mail with a large number of...

SpamAssassin 3.0.4 allows attackers to bypass spam detection via an e-mail with a large number of recipients ("To" addresses), which triggers a bus error in Perl.

Record: GHSA-m2fg-q836-9pmq
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

SpamAssassin 3.0.4 allows attackers to bypass spam detection via an e-mail with a large number of recipients ("To" addresses), which triggers a bus error in Perl.

Record: CVE-2005-3351
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2005-3351 No score

SpamAssassin 3.0.4 allows attackers to bypass spam detection via an e-mail with a large number of recipients ("To" addresses), which triggers a bus error in Perl.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3351
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

apache spamassassin

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`spamassassin` Debian:12	before 3.1.0a-1	3.1.0a-1
`spamassassin` Debian:13	before 3.1.0a-1	3.1.0a-1
`spamassassin` Debian:14	before 3.1.0a-1	3.1.0a-1
`spamassassin` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:3.0.5-3.el4	0:3.0.5-3.el4
`spamassassin-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:3.0.5-3.el4	0:3.0.5-3.el4
`spamassassin` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:3.0.5-3.el4	0:3.0.5-3.el4
`spamassassin-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:3.0.5-3.el4	0:3.0.5-3.el4
`spamassassin` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:3.0.5-3.el4	0:3.0.5-3.el4
`spamassassin-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:3.0.5-3.el4	0:3.0.5-3.el4
`spamassassin` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:3.0.5-3.el4	0:3.0.5-3.el4
`spamassassin-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:3.0.5-3.el4	0:3.0.5-3.el4

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2005-3351 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Apache Spamassassin, published November 20, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.26%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in spamassassin 3.1.0a-1.

References

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