USN-3811-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3811-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3811-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3811-1
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Published
2018-11-06T16:17:44.706356Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:44Z
Summary
spamassassin vulnerabilities
Details

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. (CVE-2017-15705)

It was discovered that SpamAssassin incorrectly handled the PDFInfo plugin. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-11780)

It was discovered that SpamAssassin incorrectly handled meta rule syntax. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-11781)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / spamassassin

Package

Name
spamassassin
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/spamassassin@3.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.3.2-6ubuntu2
3.3.2-8ubuntu1
3.3.2-8ubuntu2
3.4.0-1
3.4.0-1ubuntu1
3.4.0-1ubuntu2
3.4.0-1ubuntu2.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "sa-compile"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "spamassassin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "spamc"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-15705"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2018-11780"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2018-11781"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / spamassassin

Package

Name
spamassassin
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/spamassassin@3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.4.1-1
3.4.1-2
3.4.1-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "sa-compile"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "spamassassin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "spamc"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-15705"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2018-11780"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2018-11781"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / spamassassin

Package

Name
spamassassin
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/spamassassin@3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.4.1-7
3.4.1-8
3.4.1-8build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "sa-compile"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "spamassassin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "spamc"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-15705"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2018-11780"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2018-11781"
        }
    ]
}