Vulnerability in Apache Spamassassin
CVE-2006-2447
SpamAssassin before 3.1.3, when running with vpopmail and the paranoid (-P) switch, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted message that is not properly handled when invoking spamd with the virtual pop username.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.1 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.758 (99.5th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.758 · newest: 0.758 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Spamassassin — versions 3.1.0, 3.1.1, 3.1.2
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/20482 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436288/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9184 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0034/ (vendor-advisory)
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-09.xml (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/20692 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/20566 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/18290 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/20430 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.nabble.com/ANNOUNCE:-Apache-SpamAssassin-3.1.3-available!-t1736096.html (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-2447?
- CVE-2006-2447 is a vulnerability in Apache Spamassassin. Published 2006-06-06.
- Is CVE-2006-2447 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.