| Name | CVE-2020-1946 |
| Description | In Apache SpamAssassin before 3.4.5, malicious rule configuration (.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 version 3.4.5, users should only use update channels or 3rd party .cf files from trusted places. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-2615-1, DSA-4879-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 985962 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| spamassassin (PTS) | buster, buster (security) | 3.4.2-1+deb10u3 | fixed |
| bullseye | 3.4.6-1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 4.0.0-6 | fixed | |
| trixie | 4.0.1~pre1-1 | fixed | |
| sid | 4.0.1-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| spamassassin | source | stretch | 3.4.2-1~deb9u4 | DLA-2615-1 | ||
| spamassassin | source | buster | 3.4.2-1+deb10u3 | DSA-4879-1 | ||
| spamassassin | source | (unstable) | 3.4.5~pre1-1 | 985962 |
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/24/3
https://bz.apache.org/SpamAssassin/show_bug.cgi?id=7793 (not public)
https://svn.apache.org/viewvc/spamassassin/branches/3.4/lib/Mail/SpamAssassin/Conf/Parser.pm?r1=1864416&r2=1876381&pathrev=1876381