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CVE-2010-2494

Multiple buffer underflows in the base64 decoder in base64.c in (1) bogofilter and (2) bogolexer...

5.0 MediumFix available

Multiple buffer underflows in the base64 decoder in base64.c in (1) bogofilter and (2) bogolexer in bogofilter before 1.2.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) via an e-mail message with invalid base64 data that begins with an = (equals) character.

Exploit likelihood

3.44%Down 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Multiple buffer underflows in the base64 decoder in base64.c in (1) bogofilter and (2) bogolexer in bogofilter before 1.2.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) via an e-mail message with invalid base64 data that begins with an = (equals) character.

Record
CVE-2010-2494
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Multiple buffer underflows in the base64 decoder in base64.c in (1) bogofilter and (2) bogolexer in bogofilter before 1.2.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) via an e-mail message with invalid base64 data that begins with an = (equals) character.

Record
CVE-2010-2494
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-2498 No score

Multiple buffer underflows in the base64 decoder in base64.c in (1) bogofilter and (2) bogolexer in bogofilter before 1.2.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) via an e-mail message with invalid base64 data that begins with an = (equals) character.

Record
EUVD-2010-2498
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rwg2-273c-ccqw No score

Multiple buffer underflows in the base64 decoder in base64.c in (1) bogofilter and (2) bogolexer...

Multiple buffer underflows in the base64 decoder in base64.c in (1) bogofilter and (2) bogolexer in bogofilter before 1.2.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) via an e-mail message with invalid base64 data that begins with an = (equals) character.

Record
GHSA-rwg2-273c-ccqw
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

Multiple buffer underflows in the base64 decoder in base64.c in (1) bogofilter and (2) bogolexer in bogofilter before 1.2.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) via an e-mail message with invalid base64 data that begins with an = (equals) character.

Record
CVE-2010-2494
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-2494 No score

Multiple buffer underflows in the base64 decoder in base64.c in (1) bogofilter and (2) bogolexer in bogofilter before 1.2.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) via an e-mail message with invalid base64 data that begins with an = (equals) character.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2494
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10502-1 No score

bogofilter-common-1.2.4-9.6 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the bogofilter-common-1.2.4-9.6 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10502-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
bogofilter
Debian:12
before 1.2.1-3
1.2.1-3
bogofilter
Debian:13
before 1.2.1-3
1.2.1-3
bogofilter
Debian:14
before 1.2.1-3
1.2.1-3

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2010-2494 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Bogofilter, published July 8, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.44%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in bogofilter 1.2.1-3.

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