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spamassassin — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11805

In Apache SpamAssassin before 3.4.3, nefarious 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 3.4.3, we recommend that users should only use update channels or 3rd party .cf files from trusted places.

Products
spamassassin
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
3.4.3~rc6-1
CVEs
CVE-2018-11805
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 00:42 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11805

core-osv · Original source

Published 12 Dec 2019, 23:15 UTC

In Apache SpamAssassin before 3.4.3, nefarious 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 3.4.3, we recommend that users should only use update channels or 3rd party .cf files from trusted places.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11805

spamassassin

Fixed versions: 3.4.3~rc6-1

spamassassin

Fixed versions: 3.4.3~rc6-1

spamassassin

Fixed versions: 3.4.3~rc6-1

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11805",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "In Apache SpamAssassin before 3.4.3, nefarious 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 3.4.3, we recommend that users should only use update channels or 3rd party .cf files from trusted places.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11805",
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          "value": "spamassassin",
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    "severity": "medium",
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-23T18:03:36.713643980Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2018-11805"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-11805"
      ]
    },
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 421997,
  "published_at": "2019-12-12T23:15:11.947+00:00"
}