VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-12420
In Apache SpamAssassin before 3.4.3, a message can be crafted in a way to use excessive resources.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 7.23%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.23%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In Apache SpamAssassin before 3.4.3, a message can be crafted in a way to use excessive resources. Upgrading to SA 3.4.3 as soon as possible is the recommended fix but details will not be shared publicly.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 7.23% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Affected
- apache/spamassassin · debian/debian linux
- Source
- security@apache.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/12/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bz.apache.org/SpamAssassin/show_bug.cgi?id=7747Permissions Required
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5863d6c42fc9595a29566732f12348cde0ca0e41bda91695c62041de%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5ef362d6da12126fafc81443309ca95d872d1bfd011fe4b2699f0fe9%40%3Cusers.spamassassin.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/64cf76749956dd08f7d5b86ec9f3321f382cfd7fe717ccd1be940c92%40%3Cannounce.spamassassin.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e3c2367351286b77a74a082e2b66b793cceefa7b6ea9dcd162db4c4b%40%3Cdev.spamassassin.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2578c486552637bfedbe624940cc60d6463bd90044c887bdebb75e74%40%3Cusers.spamassassin.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3d32ebf97b1245b8237763444e911c4595d2ad5e34a1641840d8146f%40%3Cusers.spamassassin.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00019.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/27Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/spamassassin/branches/3.4/build/announcements/3.4.3.txtMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4237-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4237-2/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4584Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/12/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bz.apache.org/SpamAssassin/show_bug.cgi?id=7747Permissions Required
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5863d6c42fc9595a29566732f12348cde0ca0e41bda91695c62041de%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5ef362d6da12126fafc81443309ca95d872d1bfd011fe4b2699f0fe9%40%3Cusers.spamassassin.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/64cf76749956dd08f7d5b86ec9f3321f382cfd7fe717ccd1be940c92%40%3Cannounce.spamassassin.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e3c2367351286b77a74a082e2b66b793cceefa7b6ea9dcd162db4c4b%40%3Cdev.spamassassin.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2578c486552637bfedbe624940cc60d6463bd90044c887bdebb75e74%40%3Cusers.spamassassin.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3d32ebf97b1245b8237763444e911c4595d2ad5e34a1641840d8146f%40%3Cusers.spamassassin.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00019.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/27Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/spamassassin/branches/3.4/build/announcements/3.4.3.txtMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4237-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4237-2/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4584Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.