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Amazon Linux AMI : spamassassin (ALAS-2018-1091)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 118211
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.Description
A flaw was found in the way a local user on the SpamAssassin server could inject code in the meta rule syntax. This could cause the arbitrary code execution on the server when these rules are being processed.(CVE-2018-11781)A potential Remote Code Execution bug exists with the PDFInfo plugin in Apache SpamAssassin before 3.4.2.(CVE-2018-11780)
A flaw was found in the way SpamAssassin processes HTML email containing unclosed HTML tags. A carefully crafted mail message could cause SpamAssassin to consume significant resources. If a large number of these messages are sent, a denial of service could occur potentially delaying or preventing the delivery of email.(CVE-2017-15705)
Solution
Run 'yum update spamassassin' to update your system.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 118211
File Name: ala_ALAS-2018-1091.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 10/19/2018
Updated: 2/7/2022
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-11780
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:spamassassin, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:spamassassin-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/17/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/17/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2017-15705, CVE-2018-11780, CVE-2018-11781
ALAS: 2018-1091