CVE-2019-12420

Publication date 12 December 2019

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

In Apache SpamAssassin before 3.4.3, a message can be crafted in a way to use excessive resources. Upgrading to SA 3.4.3 as soon as possible is the recommended fix but details will not be shared publicly.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
spamassassin 19.10 eoan
Fixed 3.4.2-1ubuntu0.19.10.1
19.04 disco
Fixed 3.4.2-1ubuntu0.19.04.1
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
14.04 LTS trusty

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Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H