CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.2 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in SpamAssassin up to 3.1.7 (Anti-Spam Software). Affected is some unknown processing of the component URI Handler. The manipulation as part of a Long URI leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:
Apache SpamAssassin before 3.1.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via long URLs in malformed HTML, which triggers "massive memory usage."
The bug was discovered 02/15/2007. The weakness was released 02/16/2007 with Apache Foundation (Website). The advisory is available at svn.apache.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-0451 since 01/23/2007. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67450 (Oracle Linux 4 : spamassassin (ELSA-2007-0074)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at svn.apache.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (32536) and Tenable (67450).
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 67450
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 4 : spamassassin (ELSA-2007-0074)
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OpenVAS ID: 860997
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Patch: svn.apache.org
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Sources
Advisory: svn.apache.orgOrganization: Apache Foundation
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-0451 (🔍)
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X-Force: 32536 - SpamAssassin URL denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityTracker: 1017666
Vulnerability Center: 14316 - Apache SpamAssassin before 3.1.8 Remote DoS via Long URLs in an Email, Medium
SecurityFocus: 22584 - SpamAssassin Long URI Handling Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 24307 - Gentoo update for spamassassin, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 33207 - SpamAssassin Malformed HTML Long URI DoS
Vupen: ADV-2007-0628
Entry
Created: 02/20/2007 10:08Updated: 07/14/2019 18:06
Changes: 02/20/2007 10:08 (100), 07/14/2019 18:06 (2)
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