Vulnerability in Apache Spamassassin
CVE-2016-1238
(1) cpan/Archive-Tar/bin/ptar, (2) cpan/Archive-Tar/bin/ptardiff, (3) cpan/Archive-Tar/bin/ptargrep, (4) cpan/CPAN/scripts/cpan, (5) cpan/Digest-SHA/shasum, (6) cpan/Encode/bin/enc2xs, (7) cpan/Encode/bin/encguess, (8) cpan/Encode/bin/pico…
EPSS: 0.008 (51.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Apache Spamassassin
- Perl — versions 1.0.15, 1.0.16, 5.000
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 23, 24
- Opensuse Leap — versions 15.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
- security@debian.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- security@debian.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- security@debian.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Third Party Advisory)
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1238?
- CVE-2016-1238 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Spamassassin, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-08-02.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1238?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-1238 known to be exploited?
- 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.