CVE-2020-1946 (GCVE-0-2020-1946)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-03-25 09:20
Modified
2025-02-13 16:27
Severity ?
CWE
  • CWE-78 - OS Command Injection
Summary
In Apache SpamAssassin before 3.4.5, malicious rule configuration (.cf) files can be configured to run system commands without any output or errors. With this, exploits can be injected in a number of scenarios. In addition to upgrading to SA version 3.4.5, users should only use update channels or 3rd party .cf files from trusted places.
References
security@apache.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
security@apache.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7V2SBVTKVLFFT36ECJQ7TQ7KAQCQZDRZ/
security@apache.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JFBFRIG5TX23NF4ND6OAKKY7I6TLRCCP/
security@apache.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NKAXYBKBMQOLIW6UKASJCAZRBOIYS4RL/
security@apache.org https://s.apache.org/3r1wh Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
security@apache.org https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-26 Third Party Advisory
security@apache.org https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4879 Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7V2SBVTKVLFFT36ECJQ7TQ7KAQCQZDRZ/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JFBFRIG5TX23NF4ND6OAKKY7I6TLRCCP/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NKAXYBKBMQOLIW6UKASJCAZRBOIYS4RL/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://s.apache.org/3r1wh Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-26 Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4879 Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apache Software Foundation Apache SpamAssassin Version: Apache SpamAssassin   < 3.4.5
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