CVE-2019-12420
Apache SpamAssassin Denial of Service (DoS)
Description
In Apache SpamAssassin before 3.4.3, a message can be crafted in a way to use excessive resources. Upgrading to SA 3.4.3 as soon as possible is the recommended fix but details will not be shared publicly.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 12, 2019, 11:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 3:03 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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CVE-2019-12420 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/64cf76749956dd08f7d5b86ec9f3321f382cfd7fe717ccd1be940c92%40%3Cannounce.spamassassin.apache.org%3E [No types assigned] Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e3c2367351286b77a74a082e2b66b793cceefa7b6ea9dcd162db4c4b%40%3Cdev.spamassassin.apache.org%3E [No types assigned] Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5ef362d6da12126fafc81443309ca95d872d1bfd011fe4b2699f0fe9%40%3Cusers.spamassassin.apache.org%3E [No types assigned] Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5863d6c42fc9595a29566732f12348cde0ca0e41bda91695c62041de%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E [No types assigned] Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2578c486552637bfedbe624940cc60d6463bd90044c887bdebb75e74%40%3Cusers.spamassassin.apache.org%3E [No types assigned] Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3d32ebf97b1245b8237763444e911c4595d2ad5e34a1641840d8146f%40%3Cusers.spamassassin.apache.org%3E [No types assigned] Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5863d6c42fc9595a29566732f12348cde0ca0e41bda91695c62041de@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e3c2367351286b77a74a082e2b66b793cceefa7b6ea9dcd162db4c4b@%3Cdev.spamassassin.apache.org%3E Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5ef362d6da12126fafc81443309ca95d872d1bfd011fe4b2699f0fe9@%3Cusers.spamassassin.apache.org%3E Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/64cf76749956dd08f7d5b86ec9f3321f382cfd7fe717ccd1be940c92@%3Cannounce.spamassassin.apache.org%3E Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2578c486552637bfedbe624940cc60d6463bd90044c887bdebb75e74@%3Cusers.spamassassin.apache.org%3E Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3d32ebf97b1245b8237763444e911c4595d2ad5e34a1641840d8146f@%3Cusers.spamassassin.apache.org%3E -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 31, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3d32ebf97b1245b8237763444e911c4595d2ad5e34a1641840d8146f@%3Cusers.spamassassin.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 30, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2578c486552637bfedbe624940cc60d6463bd90044c887bdebb75e74@%3Cusers.spamassassin.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 15, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4237-2/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 13, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4237-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 19, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/12/2 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/12/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bz.apache.org/SpamAssassin/show_bug.cgi?id=7747 No Types Assigned https://bz.apache.org/SpamAssassin/show_bug.cgi?id=7747 Permissions Required Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5863d6c42fc9595a29566732f12348cde0ca0e41bda91695c62041de@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5863d6c42fc9595a29566732f12348cde0ca0e41bda91695c62041de@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5ef362d6da12126fafc81443309ca95d872d1bfd011fe4b2699f0fe9@%3Cusers.spamassassin.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5ef362d6da12126fafc81443309ca95d872d1bfd011fe4b2699f0fe9@%3Cusers.spamassassin.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/64cf76749956dd08f7d5b86ec9f3321f382cfd7fe717ccd1be940c92@%3Cannounce.spamassassin.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/64cf76749956dd08f7d5b86ec9f3321f382cfd7fe717ccd1be940c92@%3Cannounce.spamassassin.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e3c2367351286b77a74a082e2b66b793cceefa7b6ea9dcd162db4c4b@%3Cdev.spamassassin.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e3c2367351286b77a74a082e2b66b793cceefa7b6ea9dcd162db4c4b@%3Cdev.spamassassin.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00019.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00019.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/27 No Types Assigned https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/27 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/spamassassin/branches/3.4/build/announcements/3.4.3.txt No Types Assigned https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/spamassassin/branches/3.4/build/announcements/3.4.3.txt Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4584 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4584 Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-400 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:spamassassin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.4.3 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 16, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00019.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 16, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/27 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 15, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4584 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-12420 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-2019-12420
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
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0.86 }} 0.11%
score
0.80396
percentile