CVE-2019-12420

Summary

CVECVE-2019-12420
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-12-12 23:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:03:00 UTC
DescriptionIn Apache SpamAssassin before 3.4.3, a message can be crafted in a way to use excessive resources. Upgrading to SA 3.4.3 as soon as possible is the recommended fix but details will not be shared publicly.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-400

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

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Apache SpamAssassin v3.4.3 released with fix for CVE-2019-12420 MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Pony Mail! MLIST 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! lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
Pony Mail! lists.apache.org
Bug Access Denied MISC bz.apache.org Permissions Required
[SECURITY] [DLA 2037-1] spamassassin security update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Pony Mail! lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! lists.apache.org
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
USN-4237-1: SpamAssassin vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
Pony Mail! lists.apache.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4584-1 spamassassin DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 174887 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for spamassassin (SUSE-SU-2021:1152-1)
  • 174888 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for spamassassin (SUSE-SU-2021:1153-1)
  • 174894 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for spamassassin (SUSE-SU-2021:1163-1)
  • 377270 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for spamassassin (ALINUX2-SA-2020:0143)
  • 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
  • 750268 OpenSUSE Security Update for spamassassin (openSUSE-SU-2021:0551-1)
  • 940307 AlmaLinux Security Update for spamassassin (ALSA-2020:4625)
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