CVE-2019-12420
Publication date 12 December 2019
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
In Apache SpamAssassin before 3.4.3, a message can be crafted in a way to use excessive resources. Upgrading to SA 3.4.3 as soon as possible is the recommended fix but details will not be shared publicly.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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spamassassin | ||
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 3.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1
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Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.5 · High |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-4237-1
- SpamAssassin vulnerabilities
- 13 January 2020
- USN-4237-2
- SpamAssassin vulnerabilities
- 15 January 2020
Other references
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/12/2
- https://markmail.org/message/pyp425yrulfxyhrn
- https://svn.apache.org/r1866128
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/12/2
- https://bz.apache.org/SpamAssassin/show_bug.cgi?id=7747
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5863d6c42fc9595a29566732f12348cde0ca0e41bda91695c62041de@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5ef362d6da12126fafc81443309ca95d872d1bfd011fe4b2699f0fe9@%3Cusers.spamassassin.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/64cf76749956dd08f7d5b86ec9f3321f382cfd7fe717ccd1be940c92@%3Cannounce.spamassassin.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e3c2367351286b77a74a082e2b66b793cceefa7b6ea9dcd162db4c4b@%3Cdev.spamassassin.apache.org%3E
- https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/spamassassin/branches/3.4/build/announcements/3.4.3.txt
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12420