{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11805","details":"In Apache SpamAssassin before 3.4.3, nefarious CF files can be configured to run system commands without any output or errors. With this, exploits can be injected in a number of scenarios. In addition to upgrading to SA 3.4.3, we recommend that users should only use update channels or 3rd party .cf files from trusted places.","modified":"2026-01-30T02:21:45.188790Z","published":"2019-12-12T23:15:00Z","related":["USN-4237-1","USN-4237-2"],"upstream":["CVE-2018-11805"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-11805"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/12/1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://markmail.org/message/pyp425yrulfxyhrn"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/12/1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bz.apache.org/SpamAssassin/show_bug.cgi?id=7647"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/2946b38caec47f7f6a79e8e03d2aa723794186e59a7dc6b5e76dfc18@%3Cannounce.spamassassin.apache.org%3E"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6f89f82a573ea616dce53ec67e52d963618a9f9ac71da5c1efdbd166@%3Cusers.spamassassin.apache.org%3E"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/bc58907171c6585e5875a3ce86066d4956c218911cb74e3156de4433@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d015dc5b4f24fd6777a85d068502a9c5d58d69d877ed5b0eb9a22cd5@%3Cdev.spamassassin.apache.org%3E"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2019/q4/154"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/spamassassin/branches/3.4/build/announcements/3.4.3.txt"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4237-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4237-2"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-11805"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"spamassassin","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/spamassassin@3.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1"}]}],"versions":["3.3.2-6ubuntu2","3.3.2-8ubuntu1","3.3.2-8ubuntu2","3.4.0-1","3.4.0-1ubuntu1","3.4.0-1ubuntu2","3.4.0-1ubuntu2.1","3.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro","binaries":[{"binary_name":"sa-compile","binary_version":"3.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1"},{"binary_name":"spamassassin","binary_version":"3.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1"},{"binary_name":"spamc","binary_version":"3.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11805.json"}},{"package":{"name":"spamassassin","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/spamassassin@3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2?arch=source&distro=xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2"}]}],"versions":["3.4.1-1","3.4.1-2","3.4.1-3","3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"sa-compile","binary_version":"3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2"},{"binary_name":"spamassassin","binary_version":"3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2"},{"binary_name":"spamc","binary_version":"3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11805.json"}},{"package":{"name":"spamassassin","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/spamassassin@3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2?arch=source&distro=bionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2"}]}],"versions":["3.4.1-7","3.4.1-8","3.4.1-8build1","3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"sa-compile","binary_version":"3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2"},{"binary_name":"spamassassin","binary_version":"3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2"},{"binary_name":"spamc","binary_version":"3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11805.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}