CVE-2007-2873

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-2873
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-06-11 23:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionSpamAssassin 3.1.x, 3.2.0, and 3.2.1 before 20070611, when running as root in unusual configurations using vpopmail or virtual users, allows local users to cause a denial of service (corrupt arbitrary files) via a symlink attack on a file that is used by spamd.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 1.9 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Spamassassin Spamassassin 3.1.0 All All All
Application Spamassassin Spamassassin 3.1.1 All All All
Application Spamassassin Spamassassin 3.1.2 All All All
Application Spamassassin Spamassassin 3.1.3 All All All
Application Spamassassin Spamassassin 3.1.4 All All All
Application Spamassassin Spamassassin 3.1.5 All All All
Application Spamassassin Spamassassin 3.1.6 All All All
Application Spamassassin Spamassassin 3.1.7 All All All
Application Spamassassin Spamassassin 3.1.8 All All All
Application Spamassassin Spamassassin 3.1.9 All All All
Application Spamassassin Spamassassin 3.2.0 All All All
Application Spamassassin Spamassassin 3.2.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1450 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.rpath.com
osvdb.org/37234 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDKSA-2007:125 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
SpamAssassin Local Symlink Attack And Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 spamassassin.apache.org
SpamAssassin symlink Bug Lets Local Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Webmail | OVH- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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