Resource Exhaustion Affecting spamassassin-debuginfo package, versions <0:3.4.3-2.2.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
7.23% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-SPAMASSASSINDEBUGINFO-1720800
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed12 Dec 2019

Introduced: 12 Dec 2019

CVE-2019-12420  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 spamassassin-debuginfo to version 0:3.4.3-2.2.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2020-1341.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream spamassassin-debuginfo package and not the spamassassin-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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