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TI-2018-08437 Aliases CVE-2018-11780GHSA-ph2p-v983-f856

A potential Remote Code Execution bug exists with the PDFInfo plugin in Apache SpamAssassin before 3.4.2.

Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

A potential Remote Code Execution bug exists with the PDFInfo plugin in Apache SpamAssassin before 3.4.2.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.1082 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Apache SpamAssassin (Apache Software Foundation): 3.4.2

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache SpamAssassinbefore 3.4.23.4.2Patch availableCNA
  • Apache SpamAssassin VendorApache Affected before 3.4.2 Fixed in 3.4.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 7

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:spamassassin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.4.2VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:pdfinfo_project:pdfinfo:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerablePdfinfo Project
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*12.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*14.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*16.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*18.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:spamassassin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.4.2 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:pdfinfo_project:pdfinfo:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Pdfinfo Project
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 16.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 18.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Apache SpamAssassin (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 3.4.2

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Apache SpamAssassin — USN-3811-1

    3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2018-08438 Apache SpamAssassin 3.4.2 fixes a local user code injection in the meta rule syntax.Priority LOW 36
    • TI-2017-11478 Improper input validation in Apache SpamAssassinPriority LOW 35
    Show all 3 records → Advisory →
  • Advisory ·

    Apache SpamAssassin — USN-3811-3

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2018-08438 Apache SpamAssassin 3.4.2 fixes a local user code injection in the meta rule syntax.Priority LOW 36
    Show all 2 records → Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-11780
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ph2p-v983-f856

References

Advisory 5

Other 1

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

Sources

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