USN-4237-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4237-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4237-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4237-1
Related
Published
2020-01-13T15:46:45.725279Z
Modified
2020-01-13T15:46:45.725279Z
Summary
spamassassin vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that SpamAssassin incorrectly handled certain CF files. If a user or automated system were tricked into using a specially-crafted CF file, a remote attacker could possibly run arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-11805)

It was discovered that SpamAssassin incorrectly handled certain messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause SpamAssassin to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-12420)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / spamassassin

Package

Name
spamassassin
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/spamassassin?arch=src?distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

Affected versions

3.*

3.4.1-1
3.4.1-2
3.4.1-3
3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "sa-compile"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "spamassassin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "spamc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "spamc-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / spamassassin

Package

Name
spamassassin
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/spamassassin?arch=src?distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2

Affected versions

3.*

3.4.1-7
3.4.1-8
3.4.1-8build1
3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2",
            "binary_name": "sa-compile"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2",
            "binary_name": "spamassassin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2",
            "binary_name": "spamc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2",
            "binary_name": "spamc-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}