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Unscored USN-4237-2 2 CVEs

spamassassin vulnerabilities

Published Jan 15, 2020 · Updated Feb 10, 2026

Summary

USN-4237-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in SpamAssassin. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory 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)

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS spamassassin 3.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1

Vulnerabilities 2

References

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