CVE-2018-11780
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201812-07
Severity Score
9.8
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
A potential Remote Code Execution bug exists with the PDFInfo plugin in Apache SpamAssassin before 3.4.2.
Existe un error potencial de ejecución remota de código en el plugin PDFInfo en Apache SpamAssassin en versiones anteriores a la 3.4.2.
It was discovered that SpamAssassin incorrectly handled certain unclosed tags in emails. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. It was discovered that SpamAssassin incorrectly handled the PDFInfo plugin. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that SpamAssassin incorrectly handled meta rule syntax. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.
*Credits:
N/A
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2018-06-05 CVE Reserved
- 2018-09-17 CVE Published
- 2024-09-16 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CAPEC
References (7)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105373 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/7f6a16bc0fd0fd5e67c7fd95bd655069a2ac7d1f88e42d3c853e601c%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E | Mailing List | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00016.html | Mailing List |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00002.html | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201812-07 | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3811-1 | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3811-3 | 2023-11-07 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Apache Search vendor "Apache" | Spamassassin Search vendor "Apache" for product "Spamassassin" | < 3.4.2 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Spamassassin" and version " < 3.4.2" | - |
Affected
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| Pdfinfo Project Search vendor "Pdfinfo Project" | Pdfinfo Search vendor "Pdfinfo Project" for product "Pdfinfo" | - | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 12.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.04" | esm |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 18.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.04" | lts |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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