CVE-2020-1946
spamassassin - security update
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.4%
Description
In Apache SpamAssassin before 3.4.5, malicious rule configuration (.cf) files can be configured to run system commands without any output or errors. With this, exploits can be injected in a number of scenarios. In addition to upgrading to SA version 3.4.5, users should only use update channels or 3rd party .cf files from trusted places.
How to fix CVE-2020-1946
To remediate CVE-2020-1946, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 3.4.5-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 3.4.5~pre1-1 or later
- —upgrade to 3.4.2-1~deb9u4 or later
- —upgrade to 3.4.2-1+deb10u3 or later
Is CVE-2020-1946 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 3.4.5-r0
- from 0, < 3.4.5~pre1-1
- from 0, < 3.4.2-1~deb9u4
- from 0, < 3.4.2-1+deb10u3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |