Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | spamassassin security update |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | RHSA-2007:0492 | First vendor Publication | 2007-06-13 |
| Vendor | RedHat | Last vendor Modification | 2007-06-13 |
| Severity (Vendor) | Moderate | Revision | 01 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
| Calculate full CVSS 3.0 Vectors scores | |||
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 1.9 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 2.9 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.4 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| Problem Description: Updated spamassassin packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64 3. Problem description: SpamAssassin provides a way to reduce unsolicited commercial email (spam) from incoming email. Martin Krafft discovered a symlink issue in SpamAssassin that affects certain non-default configurations. A local user could use this flaw to create or overwrite files writable by the spamd process (CVE-2007-2873). Users of SpamAssassin should upgrade to these updated packages which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. Note: This issue did not affect the version of SpamAssassin shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system. 5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 243455 - CVE-2007-2873 spamassassin symlink attack |
Original Source
| Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0492.html |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10354 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10354 | ||
| Title: | SpamAssassin 3.1.x, 3.2.0, and 3.2.1 before 20070611, when running as root in unusual configurations using vpopmail or virtual users, allows local users to cause a denial of service (corrupt arbitrary files) via a symlink attack on a file that is used by spamd. | ||
| Description: | SpamAssassin 3.1.x, 3.2.0, and 3.2.1 before 20070611, when running as root in unusual configurations using vpopmail or virtual users, allows local users to cause a denial of service (corrupt arbitrary files) via a symlink attack on a file that is used by spamd. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2007-2873 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 CentOS Linux 4 Oracle Linux 4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 Oracle Linux 5 | Product(s): | |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22689 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22689 | ||
| Title: | ELSA-2007:0492: spamassassin security update (Moderate) | ||
| Description: | SpamAssassin 3.1.x, 3.2.0, and 3.2.1 before 20070611, when running as root in unusual configurations using vpopmail or virtual users, allows local users to cause a denial of service (corrupt arbitrary files) via a symlink attack on a file that is used by spamd. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | ELSA-2007:0492-02 CVE-2007-2873 | Version: | 6 |
| Platform(s): | Oracle Linux 5 | Product(s): | spamassassin |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-04-09 | Name : Mandriva Update for spamassassin MDKSA-2007:125 (spamassassin) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDKSA_2007_125.nasl |
| 2009-02-27 | Name : Fedora Update for spamassassin FEDORA-2007-0390 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2007_0390_spamassassin_fc7.nasl |
| 2009-02-27 | Name : Fedora Update for spamassassin FEDORA-2007-582 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2007_582_spamassassin_fc6.nasl |
| 2009-02-27 | Name : Fedora Update for spamassassin FEDORA-2007-584 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2007_584_spamassassin_fc5.nasl |
| 2008-09-04 | Name : FreeBSD Ports: p5-Mail-SpamAssassin File : nvt/freebsd_p5-Mail-SpamAssassin2.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 37234 | SpamAssassin spamd Symlink Local DoS |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2007-0492.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-08-01 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing a security update. File : sl_20070613_spamassassin_on_SL5_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-11-06 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2007-0390.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-06-18 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing a security update. File : centos_RHSA-2007-0492.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-06-18 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update. File : freebsd_pkg_8092b8201d6f11dca0b2001921ab2fa4.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-06-18 | Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandrake_MDKSA-2007-125.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-06-14 | Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2007-582.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-06-14 | Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2007-584.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-06-14 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update. File : redhat-RHSA-2007-0492.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2014-02-17 11:50:45 |
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