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TI-2007-00438 Aliases CVE-2007-0451GHSA-q35m-3hwc-qp9v

Apache SpamAssassin before 3.1.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via…

Priority LOW 30CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Apache SpamAssassin before 3.1.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via long URLs in malformed HTML, which triggers "massive memory usage."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06869 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

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 · 8

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:spamassassin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.1.7VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:spamassassin:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:spamassassin:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.2VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:spamassassin:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.3VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:spamassassin:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.4VulnerableApache
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.1.7 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:spamassassin:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:spamassassin:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:spamassassin:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:spamassassin:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.4 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • 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 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2007:0075 Released 2007-03-13 · Red Hat rating Important
    spamassassin security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) spamassassin-3.1.8-2.el5, spamassassin-3.1.8-2.el5.i386, spamassassin-3.1.8-2.el5.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) spamassassin-3.1.8-2.el5, spamassassin-3.1.8-2.el5.i386
  • RHSA-2007:0074 Released 2007-02-21 · Red Hat rating Important
    spamassassin security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 spamassassin-3.1.8-2.el4, spamassassin-3.1.8-2.el4.i386, spamassassin-3.1.8-2.el4.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 spamassassin-3.1.8-2.el4, spamassassin-3.1.8-2.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 spamassassin-3.1.8-2.el4, spamassassin-3.1.8-2.el4.i386, spamassassin-3.1.8-2.el4.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 spamassassin-3.1.8-2.el4, spamassassin-3.1.8-2.el4.i386, spamassassin-3.1.8-2.el4.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2007:0075
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0074
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2007:0075
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0074
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0074
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0074

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-0451
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q35m-3hwc-qp9v

References

Patch 2

Advisory 6

Other 5

  • TI-2006-02383 SpamAssassin before 3.1.3, when running with vpopmail and the paranoid (-P) switch… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.1
  • 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
See all 12 →

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