ubuntu-cve-2019-12420
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2019-12-12 23:15
Modified
2025-09-08 16:45
Summary
Details
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
{
"affected": [
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "sa-compile",
"binary_version": "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "spamassassin",
"binary_version": "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "spamc",
"binary_version": "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
"name": "spamassassin",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/spamassassin@3.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=trusty/esm"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"3.3.2-6ubuntu2",
"3.3.2-8ubuntu1",
"3.3.2-8ubuntu2",
"3.4.0-1",
"3.4.0-1ubuntu1",
"3.4.0-1ubuntu2",
"3.4.0-1ubuntu2.1",
"3.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "sa-compile",
"binary_version": "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "spamassassin",
"binary_version": "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "spamc",
"binary_version": "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
"name": "spamassassin",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/spamassassin@3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2?arch=source\u0026distro=xenial"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"3.4.1-1",
"3.4.1-2",
"3.4.1-3",
"3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "sa-compile",
"binary_version": "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "spamassassin",
"binary_version": "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "spamc",
"binary_version": "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
"name": "spamassassin",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/spamassassin@3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"3.4.1-7",
"3.4.1-8",
"3.4.1-8build1",
"3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1"
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "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.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-12420",
"modified": "2025-09-08T16:45:26Z",
"published": "2019-12-12T23:15:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-12420"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/12/2"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://markmail.org/message/pyp425yrulfxyhrn"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://svn.apache.org/r1866128"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/12/2"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://bz.apache.org/SpamAssassin/show_bug.cgi?id=7747"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5863d6c42fc9595a29566732f12348cde0ca0e41bda91695c62041de@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5ef362d6da12126fafc81443309ca95d872d1bfd011fe4b2699f0fe9@%3Cusers.spamassassin.apache.org%3E"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/64cf76749956dd08f7d5b86ec9f3321f382cfd7fe717ccd1be940c92@%3Cannounce.spamassassin.apache.org%3E"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e3c2367351286b77a74a082e2b66b793cceefa7b6ea9dcd162db4c4b@%3Cdev.spamassassin.apache.org%3E"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/spamassassin/branches/3.4/build/announcements/3.4.3.txt"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4237-1"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4237-2"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12420"
}
],
"related": [
"USN-4237-1",
"USN-4237-2"
],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"upstream": [
"CVE-2019-12420"
]
}
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