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CVE-2018-11805

MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: December 12, 2019 at 10:11 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:36 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxSpamassassin

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Severity
MEDIUM6.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%

Description

In Apache SpamAssassin before 3.4.3, nefarious CF files can be configured to run system commands without any output or errors. With this, exploits can be injected in a number of scenarios. In addition to upgrading to SA 3.4.3, we recommend that users should only use update channels or 3rd party .cf files from trusted places.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Spamassassin· Apache
95%
v < 3.4.3
Affected range stops below 3.4.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%
10.08.09.0

References (29)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00003.html
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/12/1
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/30/2
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/30/3
x_refsource_CONFIRMPermissions Required
Source: [email protected]
https://bz.apache.org/SpamAssassin/show_bug.cgi?id=7647
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/0b5c73809d0690527341d940029f743807b70550050fd23ee869c5e5%40%3Cusers.spamassassin.apache.org%3E
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/2946b38caec47f7f6a79e8e03d2aa723794186e59a7dc6b5e76dfc18%40%3Cannounce.spamassassin.apache.org%3E
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6f89f82a573ea616dce53ec67e52d963618a9f9ac71da5c1efdbd166%40%3Cusers.spamassassin.apache.org%3E

CVSS

6.7MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-78

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