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 errors in the usage of snprintf()/vsnprintf()" in which the return values may be larger than the size of the buffer.

Published: 2012-06-19 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-0802 is rated Moderate Risk (60.5/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.57%, 90th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-0802

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 5.75% 4.57% -1.17%
2 2025-03-30 7.03% 5.75% -1.29%
3 2025-03-29 — 7.03% —

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-0802

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-0802

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-0802

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2012-0802: 1 GLSA(s) (201203-01), 1 atom(s) (mail-filter/spamdyke); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2012-0802

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-0802

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
spamdyke spamdyke <= 4.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamdyke spamdyke 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamdyke spamdyke 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamdyke spamdyke 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamdyke spamdyke 3.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamdyke spamdyke 3.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamdyke spamdyke 3.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamdyke spamdyke 3.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamdyke spamdyke 3.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamdyke spamdyke 3.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:3.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamdyke spamdyke 3.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:3.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamdyke spamdyke 3.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:3.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamdyke spamdyke 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamdyke spamdyke 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:4.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamdyke spamdyke 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:4.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamdyke spamdyke 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:4.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamdyke spamdyke 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:4.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamdyke spamdyke 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamdyke spamdyke 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamdyke spamdyke 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamdyke spamdyke 4.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamdyke spamdyke 4.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamdyke spamdyke 4.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:4.0.5:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamdyke spamdyke 4.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:4.0.5:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamdyke spamdyke 4.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:4.0.5:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamdyke spamdyke 4.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:4.0.5:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamdyke spamdyke 4.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamdyke spamdyke 4.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamdyke spamdyke 4.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamdyke spamdyke 4.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamdyke spamdyke 4.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:4.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamdyke spamdyke 4.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
spamdyke spamdyke 4.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:spamdyke:spamdyke:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-0802

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