Georg Greve SpamAssassin Milter Plugin 0.3.1 spamass-milter.cpp mlfi_envrcpt os command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Georg Greve SpamAssassin Milter Plugin 0.3.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function mlfi_envrcpt of the file spamass-milter.cpp. This manipulation causes os command injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2010-1132. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Georg Greve SpamAssassin Milter Plugin 0.3.1 (Anti-Spam Software). It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function mlfi_envrcpt of the file spamass-milter.cpp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The mlfi_envrcpt function in spamass-milter.cpp in SpamAssassin Milter Plugin 0.3.1, when using the expand option, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary system commands via shell metacharacters in the RCPT TO field of an email message.

The weakness was published 03/07/2010 by kingcope (Website). The advisory is shared at savannah.nongnu.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-1132. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/03/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1202 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by kingcope and been published immediately after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 45134 (Debian DSA-2021-1 : spamass-milter - missing input sanitization), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118220 (Fedora Update for SpamAssassin Milter (FEDORA-2010-5112)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (56732), Exploit-DB (11662), Tenable (45134), SecurityFocus (BID 38578†) and OSVDB (62809†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Os command injection
CWE: CWE-78 / CWE-77 / CWE-74
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: kingcope
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Nessus ID: 45134
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2021-1 : spamass-milter - missing input sanitization
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OpenVAS ID: 67391
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: spamass-milter
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: savannah.nongnu.org
Researcher: kingcope
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-1132 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1132
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52405
X-Force: 56732
SecurityFocus: 38578 - SpamAssassin Milter Plugin 'mlfi_envrcpt()' Remote Arbitrary Command Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 39265
OSVDB: 62809 - SpamAssassin Milter Plugin spamass-milter.cpp mlfi_envrcpt Function Arbitrary Shell Command Execution
SecurityTracker: 1023691
Vulnerability Center: 25484 - SpamAssassin Milter Plugin Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability via Shell Metacharacters, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 05/03/2026 14:38
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (65), 02/23/2017 10:28 (14), 09/05/2021 23:36 (4), 09/05/2021 23:50 (1), 11/30/2024 14:54 (15), 01/26/2025 23:05 (2), 02/03/2025 07:15 (1), 05/03/2026 14:38 (1)
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