CVE-2007-2873

spamassassin symlink attack

Severity Score

1.9

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

SpamAssassin 3.1.x, 3.2.0, and 3.2.1 before 20070611, when running as root in unusual configurations using vpopmail or virtual users, allows local users to cause a denial of service (corrupt arbitrary files) via a symlink attack on a file that is used by spamd.

SpamAssassin 3.1.x, 3.2.0, y 3.2.1 anterior a 20070611, cuando funciona como root en configuraciones habituales utilizando usuarios vpopmail o virtuales, permite a usuarios locales provocar denegación de servicio (archivos de su elección corruptos) a través de un ataque de enlace simbólico sobre un fichero que es utlizada por spamd.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 1.9

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2007-05-29 CVE Reserved
2007-06-11 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (12)

URL	Tag	Source
http://osvdb.org/37234	Vdb Entry
http://spamassassin.apache.org/advisories/cve-2007-2873.txt	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24481	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018242	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2172	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34864	Vdb Entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1450	X_refsource_confirm
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10354	Signature

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:125	2017-10-11
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0492.html	2017-10-11
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-2873	2007-06-13
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=243455	2007-06-13

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Spamassassin Search vendor "Spamassassin"		Spamassassin Search vendor "Spamassassin" for product "Spamassassin"				3.1.0 Search vendor "Spamassassin" for product "Spamassassin" and version "3.1.0"		-		Affected
Spamassassin Search vendor "Spamassassin"		Spamassassin Search vendor "Spamassassin" for product "Spamassassin"				3.1.1 Search vendor "Spamassassin" for product "Spamassassin" and version "3.1.1"		-		Affected
Spamassassin Search vendor "Spamassassin"		Spamassassin Search vendor "Spamassassin" for product "Spamassassin"				3.1.2 Search vendor "Spamassassin" for product "Spamassassin" and version "3.1.2"		-		Affected
Spamassassin Search vendor "Spamassassin"		Spamassassin Search vendor "Spamassassin" for product "Spamassassin"				3.1.3 Search vendor "Spamassassin" for product "Spamassassin" and version "3.1.3"		-		Affected
Spamassassin Search vendor "Spamassassin"		Spamassassin Search vendor "Spamassassin" for product "Spamassassin"				3.1.4 Search vendor "Spamassassin" for product "Spamassassin" and version "3.1.4"		-		Affected
Spamassassin Search vendor "Spamassassin"		Spamassassin Search vendor "Spamassassin" for product "Spamassassin"				3.1.5 Search vendor "Spamassassin" for product "Spamassassin" and version "3.1.5"		-		Affected
Spamassassin Search vendor "Spamassassin"		Spamassassin Search vendor "Spamassassin" for product "Spamassassin"				3.1.6 Search vendor "Spamassassin" for product "Spamassassin" and version "3.1.6"		-		Affected
Spamassassin Search vendor "Spamassassin"		Spamassassin Search vendor "Spamassassin" for product "Spamassassin"				3.1.7 Search vendor "Spamassassin" for product "Spamassassin" and version "3.1.7"		-		Affected
Spamassassin Search vendor "Spamassassin"		Spamassassin Search vendor "Spamassassin" for product "Spamassassin"				3.1.8 Search vendor "Spamassassin" for product "Spamassassin" and version "3.1.8"		-		Affected
Spamassassin Search vendor "Spamassassin"		Spamassassin Search vendor "Spamassassin" for product "Spamassassin"				3.1.9 Search vendor "Spamassassin" for product "Spamassassin" and version "3.1.9"		-		Affected
Spamassassin Search vendor "Spamassassin"		Spamassassin Search vendor "Spamassassin" for product "Spamassassin"				3.2.0 Search vendor "Spamassassin" for product "Spamassassin" and version "3.2.0"		-		Affected
Spamassassin Search vendor "Spamassassin"		Spamassassin Search vendor "Spamassassin" for product "Spamassassin"				3.2.1 Search vendor "Spamassassin" for product "Spamassassin" and version "3.2.1"		-		Affected