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Unscored USN-4237-1 2 CVEs

spamassassin vulnerabilities

Published Jan 13, 2020 · Updated Feb 10, 2026

Summary

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)

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS spamassassin 3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS spamassassin 3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2

Vulnerabilities 2

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-11805
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-12420