Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : spamassassin (MDKSA-2005:221)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 20452

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

SpamAssassin 3.0.4 allows attackers to bypass spam detection via an e-mail with a large number of recipients ('To' addresses), which triggers a bus error in Perl.

Updated packages have been patched to address this issue.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 20452

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2005-221.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 1/15/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:perl-mail-spamassassin, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:spamassassin, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:spamassassin-spamc, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:spamassassin-spamd, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:spamassassin-tools, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2006, x-cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:le2005

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

Patch Publication Date: 12/2/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-3351

MDKSA: 2005:221

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