SpamAssassin 3.1.x, when running as root with unusual configuration options using vpopmail or virtual users, could allow local users to cause a denial of service (via corrupting arbitrary files) using a symlink attack on a file used by spamd.
SpamAssassin 3.1.9, which corrects this flaw, is provided with this update.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Mandrake Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2007:125.
# The text itself is copyright (C) Mandriva S.A.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(25537);
script_version("1.16");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/06");
script_cve_id("CVE-2007-2873");
script_xref(name:"MDKSA", value:"2007:125");
script_name(english:"Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : spamassassin (MDKSA-2007:125)");
script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:
"The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security
updates."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"SpamAssassin 3.1.x, when running as root with unusual configuration
options using vpopmail or virtual users, could allow local users to
cause a denial of service (via corrupting arbitrary files) using a
symlink attack on a file used by spamd.
SpamAssassin 3.1.9, which corrects this flaw, is provided with this
update."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"http://spamassassin.apache.org/advisories/CVE-2007-2873.txt"
);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:perl-Mail-SpamAssassin");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:spamassassin");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:spamassassin-spamc");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:spamassassin-spamd");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:spamassassin-tools");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007.1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2007/06/14");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2007/06/18");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2007-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_family(english:"Mandriva Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/Mandrake/release", "Host/Mandrake/rpm-list");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mandriva / Mandake Linux");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (cpu !~ "^(amd64|i[3-6]86|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Mandriva / Mandrake Linux", cpu);
flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.0", reference:"perl-Mail-SpamAssassin-3.1.9-0.1mdv2007.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.0", reference:"spamassassin-3.1.9-0.1mdv2007.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.0", reference:"spamassassin-spamc-3.1.9-0.1mdv2007.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.0", reference:"spamassassin-spamd-3.1.9-0.1mdv2007.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.0", reference:"spamassassin-tools-3.1.9-0.1mdv2007.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.1", reference:"perl-Mail-SpamAssassin-3.1.9-0.1mdv2007.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.1", reference:"spamassassin-3.1.9-0.1mdv2007.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.1", reference:"spamassassin-spamc-3.1.9-0.1mdv2007.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.1", reference:"spamassassin-spamd-3.1.9-0.1mdv2007.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.1", reference:"spamassassin-tools-3.1.9-0.1mdv2007.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (flag)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_note(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
else security_note(0);
exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
mandriva | linux | perl-mail-spamassassin | p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:perl-mail-spamassassin |
mandriva | linux | spamassassin | p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:spamassassin |
mandriva | linux | spamassassin-spamc | p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:spamassassin-spamc |
mandriva | linux | spamassassin-spamd | p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:spamassassin-spamd |
mandriva | linux | spamassassin-tools | p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:spamassassin-tools |
mandriva | linux | 2007 | cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007 |
mandriva | linux | 2007.1 | cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007.1 |