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TI-2006-02383 Aliases CVE-2006-2447GHSA-xj48-9vrg-vxxc

SpamAssassin before 3.1.3, when running with vpopmail and the paranoid (-P) switch…

Priority MEDIUM 62Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

SpamAssassin before 3.1.3, when running with vpopmail and the paranoid (-P) switch, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted message that is not properly handled when invoking spamd with the virtual pop username.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.7581 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:spamassassin:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.0VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:spamassassin:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.1VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:spamassassin:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.2VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:spamassassin:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:spamassassin:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:spamassassin:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.2 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2006:0543 Released 2006-06-06 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    spamassassin security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4, spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.i386, spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4, spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4, spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.i386, spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4, spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.i386, spamassassin-3.0.6-1.el4.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0543
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0543
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0543
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0543

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-2447
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xj48-9vrg-vxxc

References

Patch 3

Advisory 4

Other 1

  • TI-2018-08437 A potential Remote Code Execution bug exists with the PDFInfo plugin in Apache SpamAssassin before 3.4.2. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-01870 Apache SpamAssassin has an OS Command Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-01855 OS command injection in Apache SpamAssassin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2020-01854 OS command injection in Apache SpamAssassin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2019-09265 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Apache SpamAssassin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-08438 Apache SpamAssassin 3.4.2 fixes a local user code injection in the meta rule syntax. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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