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GLSA-202105-26 : SpamAssassin: Arbitrary command execution

critical Nessus Plugin ID 157029

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202105-26 (SpamAssassin: Arbitrary command execution)

 It was discovered that SpamAssassin incorrectly handled certain CF files.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice a user or automated system to process a specially crafted CF file using SpamAssassin, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary commands with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All SpamAssassin users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=mail-filter/spamassassin-3.4.5'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-26

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 157029

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202105-26.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 1/24/2022

Updated: 12/21/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-1946

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:gentoo:linux:spamassassin, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/26/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/25/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-1946

GLSA: 202105-26