USN-4265-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4265-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4265-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4265-1
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Published
2020-02-04T14:43:20Z
Modified
2026-02-10T04:41:46Z
Summary
spamassassin vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that SpamAssassin incorrectly handled certain CF files. If a user or automated system were tricked into using a specially-crafted CF file, a remote attacker could possibly run arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / spamassassin

Package

Name
spamassassin
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/spamassassin@3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.3?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.3

Affected versions

3.*
3.4.1-1
3.4.1-2
3.4.1-3
3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability":  "No subscription required",
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "sa-compile",
            "binary_version":  "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "spamassassin",
            "binary_version":  "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "spamc",
            "binary_version":  "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves":  [
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2020-1930",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2020-1931",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem":  "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4265-1.json"

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / spamassassin

Package

Name
spamassassin
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/spamassassin@3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.3?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.3

Affected versions

3.*
3.4.1-7
3.4.1-8
3.4.1-8build1
3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability":  "No subscription required",
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "sa-compile",
            "binary_version":  "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "spamassassin",
            "binary_version":  "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "spamc",
            "binary_version":  "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves":  [
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2020-1930",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2020-1931",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem":  "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4265-1.json"