CVE-2005-3351

NONECVSS 0.0Elevated

0.0

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.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: —
EPSS: 95.3%
KEV: Not listed

Published

November 20, 2005

Last Modified

April 16, 2026

References (34)

secalert@redhathttp://issues.apache.org/SpamAssassin/show_bug.cgi?id=4570
secalert@redhathttp://lwn.net/Alerts/159300/
secalert@redhathttp://osvdb.org/11581
secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/17386/
secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/17518/
secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/17626/
secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/17666/
secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/17877
secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/19158
secalert@redhathttp://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/spamassassin/devel/62649
secalert@redhathttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:221
secalert@redhathttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_27_sr.html
secalert@redhathttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0129.html
secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15373
secalert@redhathttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2364

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What is CVE-2005-3351?

CVE-2005-3351 is a none vulnerability published on November 20, 2005. 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.

When was CVE-2005-3351 disclosed?

CVE-2005-3351 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 20, 2005, with the most recent update on April 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2005-3351 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-3351 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 95.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2005-3351?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2005-3351, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2005-3351

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