Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity Affecting spamassassin package, versions <0:3.4.2-10.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
7.23% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-SPAMASSASSIN-2077193
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed12 Dec 2019

Introduced: 12 Dec 2019

CVE-2019-12420  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1333  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 spamassassin to version 0:3.4.2-10.el8 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream spamassassin package and not the spamassassin package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 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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