{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-4237-1",
  "summary": "spamassassin vulnerabilities",
  "details": "It was discovered that SpamAssassin incorrectly handled certain CF files.\nIf a user or automated system were tricked into using a specially-crafted\nCF file, a remote attacker could possibly run arbitrary code.\n(CVE-2018-11805)\n\nIt was discovered that SpamAssassin incorrectly handled certain messages.\nA remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause SpamAssassin to\nconsume resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-12420)\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11805",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-12420"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2020-01-13T15:46:45Z",
  "modified": "2026-02-10T04:41:45Z",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "spamassassin",
        "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": {
        "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"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2018-11805",
              "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"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2019-12420",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "spamassassin",
        "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": {
        "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"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2018-11805",
              "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"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2019-12420",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4237-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-11805"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-12420"
    }
  ]
}