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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in SpamAssassin up to 3.2.1 (Anti-Spam Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-61. The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The bug was discovered 06/11/2007. The weakness was presented 06/11/2007 by Martin with Debian (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-2873 since 05/29/2007. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67521 (Oracle Linux 4 / 5 : spamassassin (ELSA-2007-0492)), 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 to version 3.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (34864) and Tenable (67521).
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CPE 2.3
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Class: SymlinkCWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Nessus ID: 67521
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 4 / 5 : spamassassin (ELSA-2007-0492)
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OpenVAS ID: 58840
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: p5-Mail-SpamAssassin
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Upgrade: SpamAssassin 3.1.1
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Sources
Advisory: vupen.com⛔Researcher: Martin
Organization: Debian
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-2873 (🔍)
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X-Force: 34864
SecurityTracker: 1018242
Vulnerability Center: 15378 - SpamAssassin Under Certain Conditions Allows Local Users to Create a Denial of Service Situation, Medium
SecurityFocus: 24481 - SpamAssassin Local Symlink Attack And Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 37234 - SpamAssassin spamd Symlink Local DoS
Vupen: ADV-2007-2172
Entry
Created: 03/15/2015 15:58Updated: 07/20/2019 16:56
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (84), 07/20/2019 16:56 (2)
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