PT-2019-5236 · Apache+5 · Apache Spamassassin+5

Kevin A. Mcgrail · Published 2019-12-11 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2018-11805

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apache SpamAssassin versions prior to 3.4.3

Description The issue is related to the lack of measures to neutralize special elements used in the operating system command. This can allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to confidential data, cause a denial of service, and impact data integrity. Exploits can be injected in various scenarios, and users are advised to only use update channels or third-party configuration files from trusted sources.

Recommendations For versions prior to 3.4.3, upgrade to Apache SpamAssassin 3.4.3 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of external configuration files until the issue is resolved. Avoid using untrusted update channels or third-party configuration files to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

OS Command Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-78

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2020-1004

ALT-PU-2020-1005

ALT-PU-2020-1038

ALT-PU-2020-1039

BDU:2020-00654

BDU:2020-01979

CESA-2020_4625

CVE-2018-11805

DLA-2037-1

DLA-2062-1

DSA-4584-1

MGASA-2019-0406

OPENSUSE-SU-2020:0446-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2020_0446-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11395-1

RHSA-2020:4625

RHSA-2020_4625

SUSE-SU-2020:0810-1

SUSE-SU-2020:0811-1

SUSE-SU-2020:0813-1

SUSE-SU-2020_0810-1

SUSE-SU-2020_0811-1

SUSE-SU-2020_0813-1

USN-4237-1

USN-4237-2

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Apache Spamassassin

Centos

Red Hat

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 118

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-12420 · Security Note
• https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/spamassassin/branches/3.4/build/announcements/3.4.3.txt · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0406.html · Security Note
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/4237-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11805 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-4237-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-11805 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-4584-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:11395-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11805 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-11805 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-1930 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-1931 · Security Note
• https://debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4584 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-2037-1 · Vendor Advisory