CVE-2018-11805

Summary

CVECVE-2018-11805
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-12-12 23:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:51:00 UTC
DescriptionIn 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-78

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Spamassassin All All All All
Application Apache Spamassassin All All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All

References

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Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
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Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
oss-security - [CVE-2020-1930] Apache SpamAssassin Nefarious rule configuration (.cf) files can be configured to run system commands MLIST www.openwall.com
Pony Mail! lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Pony Mail! lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! lists.apache.org
svn.apache.org/repos/asf/spamassassin/branches/3.4/build/announcements/3.4.3... CONFIRM svn.apache.org Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
Pony Mail! lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
oss-security - [CVE-2020-1931] Apache SpamAssassin Nefarious rule configuration (.cf) files can be configured to run system commands with warnings. MLIST www.openwall.com
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
Bug Access Denied CONFIRM bz.apache.org Permissions Required
oss-sec: Apache SpamAssassin v3.4.3 released with fix for CVE-2018-11805 MISC seclists.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org Vendor Advisory
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
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Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:0446-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Pony Mail! lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
Pony Mail! lists.apache.org
[SECURITY] [DLA 2037-1] spamassassin security update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Pony Mail! lists.apache.org
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Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org Vendor Advisory
Bugtraq: [SECURITY] [DSA 4584-1] spamassassin security update BUGTRAQ seclists.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
USN-4237-2: SpamAssassin vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
Pony Mail! lists.apache.org
USN-4237-1: SpamAssassin vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
Pony Mail! lists.apache.org
oss-security - Apache SpamAssassin v3.4.3 released with fix for CVE-2018-11805 MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4584-1 spamassassin DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Pony Mail! lists.apache.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 377328 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for spamassassin (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0040)
  • 500643 Alpine Linux Security Update for spamassassin
  • 504410 Alpine Linux Security Update for spamassassin
  • 670207 EulerOS Security Update for spamassassin (EulerOS-SA-2021-1706)
  • 670224 EulerOS Security Update for spamassassin (EulerOS-SA-2021-1851)
  • 670692 EulerOS Security Update for spamassassin (EulerOS-SA-2021-2450)
  • 940307 AlmaLinux Security Update for spamassassin (ALSA-2020:4625)
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