5.1
MEDIUM
CVE-2006-2447
SpamAssassin vpopmail Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 6, 2006, 9:06 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:11 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

4.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-2447 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apache spamassassin
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-2447.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/20430 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20443 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20482 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20531 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20566 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20692 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016230
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016235
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1090 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-09.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:103
http://www.nabble.com/ANNOUNCE%3A-Apache-SpamAssassin-3.1.3-available%21-t1736096.html Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0543.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436288/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18290 Patch
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0034/
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2148 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27008
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9184
http://secunia.com/advisories/20430 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20443 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20482 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20531 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20566 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20692 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016230
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016235
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1090 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-09.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:103
http://www.nabble.com/ANNOUNCE%3A-Apache-SpamAssassin-3.1.3-available%21-t1736096.html Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0543.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436288/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18290 Patch
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0034/
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2148 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27008
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9184

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-2447 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-2447 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/436288/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436288/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9184 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9184 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/27008 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27008 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 07, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-2447 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-2447 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

94.65 }} -0.02%

score

0.99287

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability