In 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.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - spamassassin: Malicious rule configuration files can be configured to run system commands (CVE-2020-1946)

  - In 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. (CVE-2018-11805)

  - A command execution issue was found in Apache SpamAssassin prior to 3.4.3. Carefully crafted nefarious     rule configuration (.cf) files can be configured to run system commands similar to CVE-2018-11805. With     this bug unpatched, exploits can be injected in a number of scenarios including the same privileges as     spamd is run which may be elevated though doing so remotely is difficult. In addition to upgrading to SA     3.4.4, we again recommend that users should only use update channels or 3rd party .cf files from trusted     places. If you cannot upgrade, do not use 3rd party rulesets, do not use sa-compile and do not run spamd     as an account with elevated privileges. (CVE-2020-1930)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

This plugin has been deprecated as it does not adhere to established standards for this style of check.

According to the versions of the spamassassin package installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - In 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.(CVE-2018-11805)

  - 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.(CVE-2020-1946)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the version of the spamassassin package installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerability :

  - In 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.(CVE-2018-11805)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version MAIN 6.02, has spamassassin packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - In 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.
    (CVE-2019-12420)

  - A command execution issue was found in Apache SpamAssassin prior to 3.4.3. Carefully crafted nefarious     rule configuration (.cf) files can be configured to run system commands similar to CVE-2018-11805. With     this bug unpatched, exploits can be injected in a number of scenarios including the same privileges as     spamd is run which may be elevated though doing so remotely is difficult. In addition to upgrading to SA     3.4.4, we again recommend that users should only use update channels or 3rd party .cf files from trusted     places. If you cannot upgrade, do not use 3rd party rulesets, do not use sa-compile and do not run spamd     as an account with elevated privileges. (CVE-2020-1930)

  - A command execution issue was found in Apache SpamAssassin prior to 3.4.3. Carefully crafted nefarious     Configuration (.cf) files can be configured to run system commands similar to CVE-2018-11805. This issue     is less stealthy and attempts to exploit the issue will throw warnings. Thanks to Damian Lukowski at     credativ for reporting the issue ethically. With this bug unpatched, exploits can be injected in a number     of scenarios though doing so remotely is difficult. In addition to upgrading to SA 3.4.4, we again     recommend that users should only use update channels or 3rd party .cf files from trusted places.
    (CVE-2020-1931)

  - In 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. (CVE-2018-11805)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote CentOS Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CESA-2020:4625 advisory.

  - spamassassin: crafted configuration files can run system commands without any output or errors     (CVE-2018-11805)

  - spamassassin: crafted email message can lead to DoS (CVE-2019-12420)

  - spamassassin: command injection via crafted configuration file (CVE-2020-1930, CVE-2020-1931)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2020-4625 advisory.

    - Fixed CVE-2018-11805
    - Fixed CVE-2020-1930
    - Fixed CVE-2020-1931
    - Fix CVE-2019-12420

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:4625 advisory.

    The SpamAssassin tool provides a way to reduce unsolicited commercial email (spam) from incoming email.

    Security Fix(es):

    * spamassassin: crafted configuration files can run system commands without any output or errors     (CVE-2018-11805)

    * spamassassin: crafted email message can lead to DoS (CVE-2019-12420)

    * spamassassin: command injection via crafted configuration file (CVE-2020-1930)

    * spamassassin: command injection via crafted configuration file (CVE-2020-1931)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    Additional Changes:

    For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3 Release Notes     linked from the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

This update for spamassassin fixes the following issues :

Security issues fixed :

  - CVE-2018-11805: Fixed an issue with delimiter handling     in rule files related to is_regexp_valid()     (bsc#1118987).

  - CVE-2020-1930: Fixed an issue with rule configuration     (.cf) files which can be configured to run system     commands (bsc#1162197).

  - CVE-2020-1931: Fixed an issue with rule configuration     (.cf) files which can be configured to run system     commands with warnings (bsc#1162200). Non-security issue     fixed :

  - Altering hash requires restarting loop (bsc#862963).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15-SP1:Update update project.

This update for spamassassin fixes the following issues :

Security issues fixed :

CVE-2018-11805: Fixed an issue with delimiter handling in rule files related to is_regexp_valid() (bsc#1118987).

CVE-2020-1930: Fixed an issue with rule configuration (.cf) files which can be configured to run system commands (bsc#1162197).

CVE-2020-1931: Fixed an issue with rule configuration (.cf) files which can be configured to run system commands with warnings (bsc#1162200).

Non-security issue fixed: Altering hash requires restarting loop (bsc#862963).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

This update for spamassassin fixes the following issues :

CVE-2018-11805: Fixed an issue with delimiter handling in rule files related to is_regexp_valid() (bsc#1118987).

CVE-2020-1930: Fixed an issue with rule configuration (.cf) files which can be configured to run system commands (bsc#1162197).

CVE-2020-1931: Fixed an issue with rule configuration (.cf) files which can be configured to run system commands with warnings (bsc#1162200).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The version of spamassassin installed on the remote host is prior to 3.4.3-2.2. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS-2020-1341 advisory.

    In 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.
    (CVE-2019-12420)

    In 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. (CVE-2018-11805)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4237-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that SpamAssassin incorrectly handled certain CF files. If a user or automated system     were tricked into using a specially-crafted CF file, a remote attacker could possibly run arbitrary code.
    (CVE-2018-11805)

    It was discovered that SpamAssassin incorrectly handled certain messages. A remote attacker could possibly     use this issue to cause SpamAssassin to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.
    (CVE-2019-12420)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in spamassassin, a Perl-based spam filter using text analysis.

CVE-2018-11805

Malicious rule or configuration files, possibly downloaded from an updates server, could execute arbitrary commands under multiple scenarios.

CVE-2019-12420

Specially crafted mulitpart messages can cause spamassassin to use excessive resources, resulting in a denial of service.

For Debian 8 'Jessie', these problems have been fixed in version 3.4.2-0+deb8u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your spamassassin packages.

NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

the Apache Spamassassin project reports :

An input validation error of user-supplied input parsing multipart emails. Specially crafted emails can consume all resources on the system.

A local user is able to execute arbitrary shell commands through specially crafted nefarious CF files.

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in spamassassin, a Perl-based spam filter using text analysis.

  - CVE-2018-11805     Malicious rule or configuration files, possibly     downloaded from an updates server, could execute     arbitrary commands under multiple scenarios.

  - CVE-2019-12420     Specially crafted mulitpart messages can cause     spamassassin to use excessive resources, resulting in a     denial of service.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
199100	RHEL 7 : spamassassin (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
196386	RHEL 5 : spamassassin (Unpatched Vulnerability) (deprecated)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
196385	RHEL 6 : spamassassin (Unpatched Vulnerability) (deprecated)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
153291	EulerOS 2.0 SP2 : spamassassin (EulerOS-SA-2021-2450)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	critical
149121	EulerOS 2.0 SP3 : spamassassin (EulerOS-SA-2021-1851)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	critical
148064	EulerOS 2.0 SP5 : spamassassin (EulerOS-SA-2021-1706)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
147296	NewStart CGSL MAIN 6.02 : spamassassin Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2021-0070)	Nessus	NewStart CGSL Local Security Checks	high
145824	CentOS 8 : spamassassin (CESA-2020:4625)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	high
142794	Oracle Linux 8 : spamassassin (ELSA-2020-4625)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	high
142377	RHEL 8 : spamassassin (RHSA-2020:4625)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
135221	openSUSE Security Update : spamassassin (openSUSE-2020-446)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
135025	SUSE SLES15 Security Update : spamassassin (SUSE-SU-2020:0813-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
135024	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : spamassassin (SUSE-SU-2020:0811-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
135023	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : spamassassin (SUSE-SU-2020:0810-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
133560	Amazon Linux AMI : spamassassin (ALAS-2020-1341)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	medium
132932	Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : SpamAssassin vulnerabilities (USN-4237-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	medium
132081	Debian DLA-2037-1 : spamassassin security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	medium
132065	FreeBSD : spamassassin -- multiple vulnerabilities (70111759-1dae-11ea-966a-206a8a720317)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	medium
132063	Debian DSA-4584-1 : spamassassin - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	medium

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