CVE-2007-2873

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    CVE-2007-2873

    Published: 11 Jun 2007Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://spamassassin.apache.org/advisories/cve-2007-2873.txt, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:125, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2172, http://osvdb.org/37234, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0492.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24481, http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018242, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34864, https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1450, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10354

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High