CVE-2019-12420
Published: 12 December 2019
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.
Priority
Medium
CVSS 3 base score: 7.5
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
spamassassin Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.4.3~rc6-1)
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Released
(3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2)
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus) |
Released
(3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Released
(3.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1)
|
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-12420
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/12/2
- https://markmail.org/message/pyp425yrulfxyhrn
- https://svn.apache.org/r1866128
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/12/2
- https://bz.apache.org/SpamAssassin/show_bug.cgi?id=7747
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5863d6c42fc9595a29566732f12348cde0ca0e41bda91695c62041de@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5ef362d6da12126fafc81443309ca95d872d1bfd011fe4b2699f0fe9@%3Cusers.spamassassin.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/64cf76749956dd08f7d5b86ec9f3321f382cfd7fe717ccd1be940c92@%3Cannounce.spamassassin.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e3c2367351286b77a74a082e2b66b793cceefa7b6ea9dcd162db4c4b@%3Cdev.spamassassin.apache.org%3E
- https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/spamassassin/branches/3.4/build/announcements/3.4.3.txt
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4237-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4237-2
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian