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CVE-2007-2873
SpamAssassin 3.1.x, 3.2.0, and 3.2.1 before 20070611, when running as root in unusual configurations using vpopmail or virtual users,…
Low1.9EPSS 0.34%
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- redhat
Description
SpamAssassin 3.1.x, 3.2.0, and 3.2.1 before 20070611, when running as root in unusual configurations using vpopmail or virtual users, allows local users to cause a denial of service (corrupt arbitrary files) via a symlink attack on a file that is used by spamd.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low1.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.34% · top 72% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 1.9.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (10)
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1450 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1018242 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- ADV-2007-2172 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 24481 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://spamassassin.apache.org/advisories/cve-2007-2873.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10354 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- MDKSA-2007:125 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- RHSA-2007:0492 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 37234 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- spamassassin-symlink-dos(34864) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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