# CVE-2006-2447: SpamAssassin before 3.1.3, when running with vpopmail and the paranoid (-P) switch, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands vi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2006-06-06 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

SpamAssassin before 3.1.3, when running with vpopmail and the paranoid (-P) switch, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted message that is not properly handled when invoking spamd with the virtual pop username.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/20482
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436288/100/0/threaded
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9184
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0034/
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-09.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20692
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20566
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18290
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20430
- http://www.nabble.com/ANNOUNCE%3A-Apache-SpamAssassin-3.1.3-available%21-t1736096.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0543.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2148
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20531
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016230
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1090
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27008
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20443
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016235
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:103
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9914
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16920
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/unix/misc/spamassassin_exec.rb

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