critical9.8
CVE-2020-1946
In Apache SpamAssassin before 3.4.5, malicious rule configuration (.cf) files can be configured to run system commands without any output or errors.
Impact
In Apache SpamAssassin before 3.4.5, malicious rule configuration (.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 version 3.4.5, users should only use update channels or 3rd party .cf files from trusted places.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | Spamassassin | before 3.4.5 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Versions 9.0, 10.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | Versions 32, 33, 34 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00000.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7V2SBVTKVLFFT36ECJQ7TQ7KAQCQZDRZ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JFBFRIG5TX23NF4ND6OAKKY7I6TLRCCP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NKAXYBKBMQOLIW6UKASJCAZRBOIYS4RL/
- https://s.apache.org/3r1wh
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-26
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4879
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00000.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7V2SBVTKVLFFT36ECJQ7TQ7KAQCQZDRZ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JFBFRIG5TX23NF4ND6OAKKY7I6TLRCCP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NKAXYBKBMQOLIW6UKASJCAZRBOIYS4RL/
- https://s.apache.org/3r1wh
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-26
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4879