FKIE_CVE-2006-2447

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2006-06-06 21:06 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:25
Severity
Summary
SpamAssassin before 3.1.3, when running with vpopmail and the paranoid (-P) switch, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted message that is not properly handled when invoking spamd with the virtual pop username.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/20430Patch, Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/20443Patch, Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/20482Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/20531Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/20566Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/20692Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://securitytracker.com/id?1016230
secalert@redhat.comhttp://securitytracker.com/id?1016235
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1090Patch, Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-09.xml
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:103
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.nabble.com/ANNOUNCE%3A-Apache-SpamAssassin-3.1.3-available%21-t1736096.htmlPatch
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0543.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436288/100/0/threaded
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18290Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0034/
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2148Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27008
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9184
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/20430Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/20443Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/20482Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/20531Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/20566Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/20692Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1016230
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1016235
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1090Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-09.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:103
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.nabble.com/ANNOUNCE%3A-Apache-SpamAssassin-3.1.3-available%21-t1736096.htmlPatch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0543.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436288/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18290Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0034/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2148Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27008
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9184
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apache spamassassin 3.1.0
apache spamassassin 3.1.1
apache spamassassin 3.1.2

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  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:apache:spamassassin:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "3ED86528-F90B-45FA-B21F-8D572C77A4F5",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:apache:spamassassin:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "70CC8292-C195-4966-B980-FF0D9A10053D",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:apache:spamassassin:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "547BE8A6-DAF3-40CE-BCD0-692250F9121B",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "SpamAssassin before 3.1.3, when running with vpopmail and the paranoid (-P) switch, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted message that is not properly handled when invoking spamd with the virtual pop username."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2006-2447",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:25:01.853",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "HIGH",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "baseScore": 5.1,
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 4.9,
        "impactScore": 6.4,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": true,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
        "userInteractionRequired": false
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2006-06-06T21:06:00.000",
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    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/20443"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/20482"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/20531"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
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      ],
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    },
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    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "http://securitytracker.com/id?1016230"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "http://securitytracker.com/id?1016235"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "tags": [
        "Patch",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1090"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-09.xml"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:103"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "tags": [
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        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0543.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436288/100/0/threaded"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18290"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0034/"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2148"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27008"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9184"
    },
    {
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        "Vendor Advisory"
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    },
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    },
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      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
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      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
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      ],
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  ]
}



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