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NewStart CGSL CORE 5.05 / MAIN 5.05 : spamassassin Vulnerability (NS-SA-2021-0159)

high Nessus Plugin ID 154476

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Synopsis

The remote NewStart CGSL host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version CORE 5.05 / MAIN 5.05, has spamassassin packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability:

 - 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)

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

Solution

Upgrade the vulnerable CGSL spamassassin packages. Note that updated packages may not be available yet. Please contact ZTE for more information.

See Also

http://security.gd-linux.com/notice/NS-SA-2021-0159

http://security.gd-linux.com/info/CVE-2019-12420

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 154476

File Name: newstart_cgsl_NS-SA-2021-0159_spamassassin.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 10/27/2021

Updated: 10/27/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-12420

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_core:spamassassin, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:spamassassin, cpe:/o:zte:cgsl_core:5, cpe:/o:zte:cgsl_main:5

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/ZTE-CGSL/release, Host/ZTE-CGSL/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/24/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/12/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-12420