RCE in Apache Spamassassin
CVE-2018-11780
A potential Remote Code Execution bug exists with the PDFInfo plugin in Apache SpamAssassin before 3.4.2.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.108 (95.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.108 · newest: 0.108 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Spamassassin
- Apache Software Foundation Spamassassin — versions before 3.4.2
- Pdfinfo Project
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 16.04
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- usn.ubuntu.com/3811-3/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3811-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105373 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201812-07 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/7f6a16bc0fd0fd5e67c7fd95bd655069a2ac7d1f88e42d3c85… (mailing-list)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00016.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00002.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-11780?
- CVE-2018-11780 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Spamassassin, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-09-17.
- How severe is CVE-2018-11780?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.