CVE-2007-2873

spamassassin symlink attack

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3

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.

SpamAssassin 3.1.x, when running as root with unusual configuration options using vpopmail or virtual users, could allow local users to cause a denial of service (via corrupting arbitrary files) using a symlink attack on a file used by spamd.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

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
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-06-15 EPSS 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