| Name | CVE-2007-2873 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| spamassassin (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 3.4.2-0+deb8u4 | fixed |
| stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 3.4.2-1~deb9u4 | fixed |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 3.4.2-1+deb10u3 | fixed |
| bullseye | 3.4.6-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 4.0.0-6 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 4.0.1-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| spamassassin | source | etch | 3.1.7-2etch1 | | | |
| spamassassin | source | (unstable) | 3.2.1-1 | low | | |
Notes
[sarge] - spamassassin <no-dsa> (Only obscure setups affected, only locally exploitable)
Minor issue fixed in etch r6 point update
Only obscure setups affected, only locally exploitable